Tag: March April 2016 Print Issue

  • Tips for planning your next retail PV project

    Retail stores, in standalone and strip mall locations, offer prime real estate for rooftop solar installations. With the right amount of space and correct use of materials, rooftop installations can help reduce operations costs up to 50 percent. Planning Factors to consider when planning a retail rooftop installation are timingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Project of the Year Awards 2016 – Let the nominations begin!

    Seems like just a few months ago we named our 2015 Project of the Year award winners. I suppose that’s because it was only a few months ago. So, seems like as good a time as any to move ahead and open up the 2016 Project of the Year nominations!Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar energy storage product roundup 2016

    Residential 1. Enphase Energy Enphase offers an AC plug-and-play system based on a lithium iron phosphate battery from Eliiy Power, with a 10-year warranty on two cycles per day. The battery offers greater than 95 percent depth of discharge. In October, the microinverter maker began offering its Home Energy Solution,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Northeast Solar Boom: Untapped commercial deals are about to pay off in New England

    The state of California has long been considered an environmental leader in this country, spearheading growth in the solar industry with more than 11 MW installed to date. Yet, it’s time for a new region to step into the spotlight. In the coming years, the Northeast of the United StatesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The value proposition of AC panels

    DC solar panels have dominated the solar market since the discovery of functional terrestrial solar panels in 1953. Now the old technology is being replaced in the market by the next evolution of the solar panel: the integrated AC solar module. AC modules are gaining traction as a popular panelRead More — Solar Builder magazine