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  • Canada’s IEC working on solar tracker safety standard

    The International Electrotechnical Commission IEC TC82 WG7 meeting was held recently at the University of Ottawa, Canada. The meeting covered topics on safety, performance and testing requirements of CPV modules, cells and the safety standard for solar trackers and CPV optics. For the first time, a solar tracker safety standard willRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Nautilus Solar installing portfolio of commercial solar projects for Kilroy Realty

    Kilroy Realty Corp., a West Coast REIT, and Nautilus Solar Energy LLC, a national solar project development and asset management company, are breaking ground on a portfolio of commercial solar developments spread across 9 of Kilroy’s class A office properties located between Southern and Northern California. The decision to developRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Berkshire Photovoltaic Services selected as Authorized Panasonic solar installer (can offer longer warranty)

    Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has selected Berkshire Photovoltaic Services Inc. (BPVS) of Adams, Mass., as an Authorized Solar Installer, certified to offer their exclusive HIT photovoltaic module with a 25-year enhanced workmanship and labor warranty covering solar module power output. Panasonic’s solar technology makes HIT modules among the mostRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • What UL 2703 revisions are on the table? We ask SEIA’s PV Mounting Committee:

    The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) formed its PV Mounting System Manufacturers Committee (MSMC) in March 2016 with the goal of achieving better standardization and unification in the industry around this crucial topic. Since its development, the group has grown to 28 members consisting mainly of experts in U.S.-based mountingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vivint Solar, Mercedes-Benz ink exclusive deal to promote home solar+storage system in U.S.

      Mercedes-Benz Energy and Vivint Solar announced exclusive strategic collaboration to bring the Mercedes-Benz customizable home energy storage system to the United States. The two companies will introduce a joint offering that will provide customers with the German engineering and performance of Mercedes-Benz batteries coupled with Vivint Solar’s expertise inRead More — Solar Builder magazine