Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Security System
The HitchClip provides a level of protection to installers working on sloped roofs. The solar industry is drowning in choices for mounting, inverting, combining and more. But one thing the industry is thirsty for is safety equipment and fall arrest systems, especially for residential rooftop installs. The HitchClip, manufactured notRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How Google Glass Can Aid the Solar Installer
You may have seen people walking around wearing goofy-looking glasses with what looks to be a camera lens attached to the top. This is Google Glass, an invention from the Internet search company that brings computing to the face, no hands needed. Then again, you might not have seen it.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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No Clamps? No Problem.
Creotecc Solar Mounting Systems produces clamp-free designs that can be installed quickly and are better for modules. Clamping and mounting are two terms usually linked together in the solar industry. It’s difficult to even do a simple Internet search for clamp-free mounting systems, but let it be known — theyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Built-In Solar
A new BIPV product hopes to take the new build and re-roofing market by storm. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is the outcast from high school, not quite popular enough to make varsity. Everyone knows all about traditional PV installations, but they may be missing out on BIPV’s long list of advantagesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Empower Energies, EPG Solar Develop 3.7-MW Project in Massachusetts
Empower Energies Inc. announces the development of a 3.7-MWdc solar array in the Town of Shirley, Mass. The project will feature approximately 12,830 PV panels, situated on 23 acres of Shirley Water District land. “It is pleasing to say that we now have the Devens project underway,” said Town ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine