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  • Schletter beefs up FixGrid flat-roof mounting system to handle more wind, snow load

    The Schletter Group is releasing a new generation of its FixGrid, a mounting system for flat roofs: The 2018 FixGrid kit system combines the benefits of the FixGrid and AluGrid systems, resulting in even more simple and faster assembly. Furthermore, the system is capable of withstanding higher wind and snowRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Alencon Systems updated its DC-DC optimizer for large-scale solar — here’s what’s improved

    Alencon Systems LLC is unveiling the latest generation of its DC-DC optimizer, the SPOT-ES V5, at the Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) Annual Conference, April 18 – 20 in Boston. The newest generation of the SPOT-ES features several exciting features and enhancements specifically targeted at achieving more cost effective and reliableRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Check out how these Sunflare solar panels blend into this standing seam roof

    Graham Hill, founder of the sustainability-focused media outlet TreeHugger and two-time TED presenter, launched a new compact, off-grid, low-impact showcase house in Maui on a shared lot. The project – LifeEdited Maui – aims to spread the concept of living big in a small house. He’s providing a glimpse of whatRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Residential solar buying trends: Quality matters, storage interest increases

    At Bloomberg’s Future of Energy Summit in New York, EnergySage released its latest semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report. EnergySage’s report is based on millions of transaction-level data points generated within its Solar Marketplace, and serves as one of the country’s foremost leading indicators of the future of residential solar shopping.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Study shows PACE financing’s big impact in driving solar installations

    A federally funded analysis by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) offers evidence that the home-improvement financing option known as Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) has been “uniquely successful” as a driver of residential solar-power systems in California. Essentially, many of the systems installed via this financing vehicle simply couldRead More — Solar Builder magazine