Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Parking Energy wants to make EV charger installation plug and play
The question whether electric vehicles will become the predominant method of personal transport is no longer debated among industry experts and car manufacturers. Every major automotive brand is entering the market and many countries are abandoning fossil fuel cars entirely. But where (and how) will all of these things getRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Itek Energy cuts ribbon on new solar module manufacturing facility in Washington
With the Pacific Northwest’s solar community looking on, Itek Energy’s Founder John Flanagan cut the ribbon to the company’s new 48,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Bellingham. With a whole new line of cutting-edge equipment, Itek’s new factory produces high-power, five-busbar solar modules in both 60 and 72 cell, with aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Tigo releases SMART app to streamline PV design, commissioning, monitoring
Tigo just streamlined the install and servicing possibilities of its PV systems with Tigo SMART, a mobile application that integrates with its online monitoring portal. Using the SMART app, Tigo’s solar installer partners can design, lay out, register, configure, commission and monitor customers’ PV systems from the field. The app provides the PV systemRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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BASF, SoloPower Systems debut solar-integrated roofing system
The next contender in the solar-integrated roofing race: BASF and SoloPower Systems are launching a “multi-layered roofing system” that combines energy efficiency, power generation, waterproofing and water harvesting. The companies say the seamless multi-layered roofing system can be up to 60% lighter than conventional roofs due to its unique light weight construction materials throughoutRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NREL asks: What’s the state of EV infrastructure in the U.S.?
A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies how much charging infrastructure would be needed in the United States to support various market growth scenarios for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Sales of PEVs—which include plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and all-electric vehicles (EVs)—haveRead More — Solar Builder magazine