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  • Four services, tools to ease solar installer pain in 2018

    The following article will appear in the Jan./Feb. issue of Solar Builder magazine. Sign up for your free subscription (print or digital) today. 1. Education tools. Often, the biggest hurdle for selling solar is a lack of understanding by potential customers. Energy costs can be hard to understand, not toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Four ground-mounted solar trends in 2018 from IHS Markit

    The following article is from the Jan/Feb issue of Solar Builder magazine. Set up your free print or digital subscription here. 1. Demand for ground-mounted PV has been the primary driver of growth in the United States. The United States has become one of the largest solar photovoltaic markets in theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Distributor PROINSO adds Trojan batteries to microgrid solutions

    PROINSO, a global distributor, integrator and technology company in the solar market, has supplied over 2.7 GW of projects and has operations in over 20 countries across 6 continents. The company says is adding the full range of Trojan batteries to its micro-grid and mini-grid solutions. Trojan’s new solar deep-cycleRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Huge Michigan State University solar carport project now complete

    Alterra Power Corp. and Inovateus Solar LLC are pleased to announce that the 11 MW Spartan solar project commenced full commercial operations on December 21, 2017. The Spartan project is located above 45 acres of carports at the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan, covering over 4,500 parkingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar Frontier hits new thin-film solar cell record efficiency of 22.9 percent

    Solar Frontier K.K., the world’s largest provider of CIS solar energy solutions, has set a new world record for thin-film solar cell efficiency. In joint research with the National Research and Development Agency’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan, Solar Frontier achieved 22.9% conversion efficiency onRead More — Solar Builder magazine