Tag: News
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This Innowatts, mPrest integration looks to improve utility forecasting behind the meter
If the government is going to inflate the cost of solar, it’s time to turn to even smarter solutions to bring them back down. mPrest, a provider of control software for grid modernization and Innowatts, a self-learning retail energy platform, for example, formed a partnership to integrate customer/ behind-the-meter intelligenceRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Perovskite breakthrough: NREL gains new insight into how the cells degrade
Perovskite solar cells are the most tantalizing research category in the solar industry because of their efficiency and versatility, but thus far haven’t budged outside a lab setting. A microscopic analysis conducted by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has revealed new insight into how the devices degrade— huge information forRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Survey: 12 percent of broadband households plan to install solar in 2018
New energy research announced by Parks Associates reveals 12% of U.S. broadband households that do not currently have solar PV panels are likely to purchase them in the next year. The IoT research firm notes the most popular energy-efficiency equipment for 2018 is a backup generator, with 19% of currentRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NAACP launches year-long initiative to provide solar jobs, installs in communities of color
This past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the NAACP kicked off a civil rights economic and environmental justice initiative to connect 30+ communities of color and low income communities across the nation with solar energy infrastructure for homes and community centers, as well as skills training for solar jobs, allRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NABCEP hat trick: Fronius’ William Burkert first to earn these three PV certifications
After becoming a NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector, William Burkert, Solar Application Engineer of Fronius USA, became the first and only person to be a NABCEP certified PV System Inspector, PV Installation Professional and PV Technical Sales Professional. “Receiving NABCEP’s PV Solar Inspector Certification is personally very satisfying,” Burkert said. “More important itRead More — Solar Builder magazine