Tag: PV modules
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Rapid Shutdown Rewind: Let’s re-examine the impact of NEC 2017 on rooftop solar PV safety and installer choice
The Solar+ Decade is starting off as the module-level power electronics (MLPE) decade. In its most recent U.S. PV Leaderboard, Wood Mackenzie reports SolarEdge inverters and optimizers were used on 60.5 percent of U.S. residential installations through the first three quarters of 2019, with Enphase a distant second at 19.2Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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FYI: You may be eligible to replace BP Solar panels, inverters installed from 1999 to 2007
The following statement is being issued by Birka-White Law Offices and Arnold & Porter LLP, regarding the BP Solar class action settlement. On December 22, 2016, the Court approved a Settlement in a class action lawsuit against BP Solar and Home Depot involving solar panels manufactured between 1999 and 2007Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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JinkoSolar has a new 400 Wp solar module coming just for the residential solar market
JinkoSolar is debuting a new N type all black solar panel specifically developed for the residential solar market, boasting a maximum output of 405 Wp, hitting a 21.22% efficiency, which enables homeowners to fit more power capacity on rooftops than with standard panels. Black backsheet and frames complete the look ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Florida’s High Tower Roofing to start installing roof-integrated GAF Energy solar PV
Lakeland, Florida’s High Tower Roofing became the first roofing company in its area to offer roof-integrated solar from GAF Energy for homeowners. High Tower customers can now install an energy-generating solar roof system and decrease their reliance on utility power. The GAF Energy solar system couples innovative, attractive, and affordableRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Three big bifacial tracker takeaways from Array Technologies’ field test analysis
Last month in the Tracker Tracker, we checked in with Soltec and took a look at its most recent bifacial PV tracking data and conclusions. This month, we turn to Array Technologies to do the same. Array Technologies’ DuraTrack system is much different than Soltec’s (and most other trackers really)Read More — Solar Builder magazine