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  • Southwire launches nine new meters for electricians (several with Bluetooth technology)

    Southwire Tools and Equipment launched nine new meters to help electricians safely and efficiently complete their jobs. Included in this product line are several meters which feature Bluetooth technology, allowing users to save and send readings using Southwire’s exclusive MApp mobile app. Southwire’s new 140-series TechnicianPRO line features three meters specificallyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Yingli subsidiary partners with SolarAid on cool new affordable solar light

    A subsidiary of Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, is partnering with SolarAid, a leading international charity that combats poverty and climate change, to launch the world’s most affordable quality solar light, the SM100. The new solar light was designed and developed by YingliRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Expanding Tiny Home

    In order to be able to tow them, tiny homes must stay within a certain set of dimensions. But this greatly limits the amount of interior space you get. The Idaho-based firm Tiny Idahomes came up with a clever solution to this problem, though to be fair this solution was first adopted by RV and…

  • Solar installs grow 43 percent in Q2 2016, but long-term questions emerge in each segment

    Growing 43 percent year-over-year, the U.S. saw 2,051 MW of solar photovoltaics installed in Q2 2016. According to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report, this marks the eleventh consecutive quarter in which more than 1 GW of PV was installed, driven largelyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • World of solar news: Dutch company ZEP debuts sun roof tile

    Maybe solar roofs really will be the next big thing. SolarCity aside, by developing existing ceramic roof tiles with integrated solar cells, Dutch company ZEP has presented the world’s first sun roof tile, making each roof suitable for generating solar energy. Although the first black solar roof tiles have beenRead More — Solar Builder magazine