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  • Inside the new DEGER single-axis tracker (making North American debut)

    DEGER is a German company in the business of solar tracking systems, with a giant product portfolio for single- and dual-axis solar trackers. Its market position is based on the unique, patented “Maximum Light Detection” or MLD technology that makes it possible to increase the yield of solar power plants through the use of “intelligent” control.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How energy storage helps solar’s long-term value problem

    There has been noise recently about the future economic viability of solar energy generation. The thinking is basic supply-and-demand: Solar hits peak generation during the day, when there is limited demand. So, the more solar that gets installed, the more it will compete with itself and drive down the pricesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New PV systems that adapt to different climates — the goal of new Austrian project

    We don’t venture into Austrian solar territory much, but a new project is coming together with the mild goal of revolutionizing the entire PV system. No big deal. Dubbed the Infinity project, its aim is to adapt the entire photovoltaic system, including the materials, components and processes involved, to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: Top U.S. companies increase solar installs by 59 percent

    Growth in the use of solar energy has surged 183 percent among America’s top companies in the four years since the first Solar Means Business report was published. The study released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) also shows a 59 percent growth in solar installations since justRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Hands-on solar: NEXTracker debuts new installer training program

      Having an innovative system is great, but people need to know how how it works. NEXTracker, a Flex company, is bridging the gap with a new quarterly tracker installation program called PowerworX Academy. Launching in full Q1 2016, PowerworX delivers in-depth, hands-on installation training and techniques that engineering procurement contractorsRead More — Solar Builder magazine