Tag: News
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The benefits of non-metal flashings for tile roofs
This piece was submitted by K2 Systems Tile roofs are a common roofing option in large solar markets such as California, Arizona and Florida. They come in varying shapes, sizes, and materials. Modern tile roofs are built using heavier-duty concrete tiles that interlock, while traditional tiles are made of clay and can be fragile. Underlayment……
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SolarReviews releases results of 2022 Solar Industry Survey
A recent solar industry survey reported that 63% of residential installers saw increased demand last year. These findings and more can be found in the SolarReviews 2022 Solar Industry Survey. The survey was conducted Feb. 6 – March 3, in conjunction with the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) and received nearly 450……
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Qcells, Heliene, Meyer Burger sign on for North America solar glass supply
Canadian Premium Sand Inc. is developing a new facility to produce patterned solar glass for the growing footprint of North America-based solar module manufacturers, and last week announced three significant offtakers: Hanwha Solutions Corporation (Qcells), Heliene Inc. and Meyer Burger Technology AG. Canadian Premium Sands and its EPC consortium have designed an 800 tonne per……
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Terabase Energy launches Terafab automated field factory to accelerate utility-scale PV
Terabase Energy unveiled a new automated, digital field factory for solar power plant construction. Dubbed Terafab, the system transforms solar power plant construction with a modern factory approach, increasing installation productivity by a factor of 2x over traditional methods. Terabase also held the grand opening of its Woodland, California, Terafab manufacturing facility — a “factory……
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Treasury Dept. issues complex guidance for calculating U.S. module domestic content
Calculating the domestic content costs for solar modules assembled in the U.S. will be tricky, judging by preliminary guidance issued by the Treasury Department today. U.S.-manufactured modules will need to source all of their major components (including cells) from the United States, in order for the full cost of the fully assembled module to be……