Author: LEED Blogger
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Safety beyond NEC 690: How pairing with IEC, UL and IEEE standards mitigates solar install risks
As commercial and utility-scale solar projects become more widespread, fires and failures shouldn’t. Unfortunately, the number of rooftop solar installation fires in the United States each year increased 69 percent between 2016 and 2018, according to U.S. Fire Administration data. Unprotected, improperly connected or incompatible connectors are some of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on Electriq Power’s PowerPod 2, an AC-coupled residential battery storage system
Electriq Power launched PowerPod 2 AC-Coupled last week, the latest addition to its lineup of residential battery systems. The cobalt-free PowerPod 2 AC-Coupled boasts even higher power output with LFP-based batteries and three models of usable capacity—AC-10 (kWh), AC-15 (kWh), and AC-20 (kWh)—to meet every homeowner’s energy storage needs. Electriq PowerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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LONGi focuses on DG solar in 2021, debuts Hi-MO series 4 module for residential, commercial applications
In early 2019, LONGi launched its Hi-MO 4 series high-efficiency PV modules for full scenario applications based on the M6 (166mm) standard monocrystalline wafer and PERC technology. Within a year of mass production, the Hi-MO 4 series achieved 10GW in global shipments. LONGi has re-focused on the specific demands of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Loveland Innovations adds suite of shade analysis tools to solar site surveyor IMGING
Loveland Innovations announced a new suite of shading analysis tools are now available in IMGING, its solar site survey solution. IMGING is able to keep surveyors on the ground and significantly reduce their time spent on site. With a single automated drone flight, design teams can now receive solar access,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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NexWafe raises $12 million to scale up highly efficient, greener monocrystalline silicon wafers
Pioneers of in-line epitaxy for production of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon wafers, NexWafe GmbH completed of a $12 million USD capital raise to scale up its EpiWafers, which they say provide solar panel manufacturers with dramatically higher efficiency and uncompromised yield at 70 percent of the cost of traditional monocrystalline Cz-Si,Read More — Solar Builder magazine