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Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Park-onomics: Best practices for constructing cost-effective carport projects

    One thing is for sure about carports: they stand out, both aesthetically and in the budget. A carport, more so than a ground-mount or rooftop system, is about making a statement. How big of a statement will be reflected in some significant increases in cost — but this shouldn’t affectRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Top 4 solar projects of the week (Oct. 3 – Oct. 7)

    Baker Solar installs rooftop system for Marine Group Boat Works Baker Electric Solar, a full-service solar provider, has designed and installed a 482-kW rooftop solar system for Marine Group Boat Works (MGBW), a West Coast family-owned boat building and repair company. The San Diego-based shipyard and longtime Port of San DiegoRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on behind-the-meter solar+storage system installed by HelioPower

    HelioPower sent word that it has installed Sharp’s SmartStorage behind-the-meter energy storage solution at the Southern California manufacturing and distribution facility of Blisterpak, Inc., a manufacturer of thermoformed packaging and distributor of heat sealing machines. The 120-kW storage system is coupled with Blisterpak’s recently installed 135-kW solar PV installation and theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Magnolia Solar teaming with InSolare Energy to bring its thin-film PV to market

    Magnolia Solar has signed a teaming arrangement with India-based InSolare Energy to bring Magnolia’s patented solar photovoltaic (PV) technology to market. Magnolia is a subsidiary of Ecoark Holdings, a provider of a growing suite of proprietary technologies and services. The initial purchase order is for a study of feasibility forRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Pika Energy’s PV Link optimizer now meets UL 1741

    Pika Energy’s simplified approach to optimized solar with faster installation times and reduced costs has received ETL Listing to the UL-1741 Standard. The PV Link optimizer (model S2501) allows solar installers to build substrings of two to nine modules connected to each PV Link device, speeding up installations and reducing hardwareRead More — Solar Builder magazine