Category: Solar Power & Energy
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What UL 2703 revisions are on the table? We ask SEIA’s PV Mounting Committee:
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) formed its PV Mounting System Manufacturers Committee (MSMC) in March 2016 with the goal of achieving better standardization and unification in the industry around this crucial topic. Since its development, the group has grown to 28 members consisting mainly of experts in U.S.-based mountingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Vivint Solar, Mercedes-Benz ink exclusive deal to promote home solar+storage system in U.S.
Mercedes-Benz Energy and Vivint Solar announced exclusive strategic collaboration to bring the Mercedes-Benz customizable home energy storage system to the United States. The two companies will introduce a joint offering that will provide customers with the German engineering and performance of Mercedes-Benz batteries coupled with Vivint Solar’s expertise inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Power-Blox explains how it uses ‘swarm power’ to create intelligent autonomous energy grids
The ‘Plug and Power’ technology behind Power-Blox enables anyone, anywhere in the world, to create an autonomous, decentralized, Swarm Grid to power schools, hospitals or an entire village without any management, configuration or maintenance, so says the Swiss startup. Power-Blox does this by “mimicking complex systems in nature” using aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ranking of states and cities with best renewable energy industries
Unlike the previous administration, seems fair to say the Trump administration’s agenda may not include concerns about the environment or renewable energy, but according to a new report that might be OK. Clean Edge, Inc. released its eighth annual U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, which tracks and ranks the clean-energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet the new solar+storage home energy platform from Empower Micro Systems
Empower Micro Systems Inc. (Empower), a power electronics technology provider for smart home energy systems, launched its next-generation Genesys 8K modular smart home energy platform designed specifically for residential solar, energy storage, and unified solar + energy storage installations. Empower is licensing this patented technology and turn key product designs toRead More — Solar Builder magazine