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  • Check out this solar panel camouflage concept from GDI LLC

    GDI LLC’s patented Solar-Image process can transform basic panels into a solid color, a full-color pattern, or a panoramic photo, all while maintaining high output power. Panels on a terracotta tile roof, for example, could present a photo-like image of the tiles underneath, making them practically disappear. Beyond camouflage, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Finnish company says it can bump conventional solar module output up to 10 percent

    Finnish technology company ICS has developed a technology platform and a film solution they say provides a 5 to 10 percent increase in energy output for conventional solar modules – and even higher gains for more advanced applications. The Solar Energy Optics (SEO) film solution developed by ICS is oneRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Wunder Capital partners with three funds for $100 million in new commercial solar financing

    Wunder Capital announced it has partnered with funds managed by Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy , Cyrus Capital Partners, and Keyframe Capital to provide financing for more than $100 million in commercial solar loans. The commitment represents a boost for the commercial solar market. Additionally, AIP, Cyrus, and KeyframeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Soltec expands two-modules-in-portrait tracker concept with new SF7 Tandem

    Solar tracker manufacturer Soltec is an advocate of the two-in-portrait strategy (covered a bunch here), and it’s doubling down on the concept with its SF7 Tandem tracker. The Tandem will be the first tracker on the market to be linked in a 2-in-portrait (2P) configuration every two rows. The characteristics ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SGIP funding for solar plus storage is the economic boost California needs now

    Clean energy jobs at solar installers and other companies were expected to be some of the fastest-growing occupations over the next decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But the coronavirus pandemic has been a blow to the sector, as more than 106,000 workers in this field filedRead More — Solar Builder magazine