Category: Green & Clean
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Spread the Wealth: We look at the value decentralized tracker systems bring to a project
Designing and building the perfect site is all about knowing your options. In the ground-mount C&I and utility-scale world, those options keep expanding. The latest system design to gain steam is the decentralized tracker, which gives each row its own ability to track the sun and optimize energy harvest independentRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Florida’s advanced energy industries employ nearly 150,000 people (and more stats)
The Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEE Institute) reports that Florida employed an estimated 140,282 advanced energy workers in 2015, nearly twice as many as in Agriculture, more than Real Estate, and equal to Schools, Colleges, and Training Institutions. These jobs spanned a broad range of technologies including energy efficiency, electricityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Tigo ships first 1,500-volt Flex MLPE
Tigo, the Flex MLPE pioneer, recently extended its platform design to support up to 1500V PV systems, which can further reduce installation time, system components, wiring and other BOS costs. Tigo’s TS4 platform recently got listed by CSA under ANSI/UL std.1741, CSA 22.2 -01 requirements. TS4 product designs are fullyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Green Seal Environmental’s VP discusses using Roof Tech’s E Mount Air
When Ryan Potter, Vice President of Renewable Energy Services for Green Seal Environmental, first saw Roof Tech’s products at the PV America tradeshow in Boston in February 2016, he knew he had found something that worked for his business. “I had been searching for a mounting solution to serve asRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Fronius debuts Solar Online Support to streamline inverter troubleshooting
Servicing inverters is an important solar installer job function, and a new tool from Fronius USA should make this process easier for the inverter manufacturer’s customers. Fronius Solar Online Support (Fronius SOS) is an interactive platform that assists solar installers in identifying state codes and troubleshooting any issues in the field without havingRead More — Solar Builder magazine