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Tag: commercial

  • Tips for planning your next retail PV project

    Retail stores, in standalone and strip mall locations, offer prime real estate for rooftop solar installations. With the right amount of space and correct use of materials, rooftop installations can help reduce operations costs up to 50 percent. Planning Factors to consider when planning a retail rooftop installation are timingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on Ideal Power’s new SunDial Solar PV string inverter (with bi-directional third port)

    Ideal Power Inc., a developer of innovative power conversion technologies, introduced its new SunDial solar photovoltaic (PV) string inverter which includes an optional bi-directional 3rd port for direct integration of solar with energy storage during initial installation or any time in the future. The SunDial is a compact, efficient, andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • On the Scene: Caterpillar to deploy PV as part of turn-key microgrid solution throughout dealer network

    Solar technology is definitely not the niche energy category it used to be and there’s perhaps no surer sign of its current and future value than the leader in the power generation marketplace folding PV into its product offering, with plans to take it global — and fast. That leaderRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Microgrids: Why are they gaining in popularity, what part does storage play?

    UGE is an organization focused on providing commercial and industrial customers with more affordable, reliable electricity. A big part of the company’s focus is in microgrids. They’ve installed renewable-powered microgrid systems for telecommunications towers in remote areas from Brazil to Jordan, as well as for U.S. businesses in need ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • DCE Solar’s Contour DB racking selected for 1.38 MW installation

    After exceeding expectations on their first solar installation, ASSA ABLOY selected DCE Solar’s highly-adaptable Contour DB (Driven Beam) racking system for their second installation. The original project over-delivered in terms of ease of installation despite very uneven terrain, which normally would have had to be significantly graded to accommodate traditionalRead More — Solar Builder magazine