Tag: Featured
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Symbiotic supply | Lightsource bp explains multi-year purchasing strategy
As supply chain uncertainty has hampered large-scale solar development in the United States, some companies are looking to secure project materials well in advance of breaking ground. Lightsource bp has developed a strategy of striking multi-year deals with manufacturers for solar modules, inverters and trackers to ensure “supply certainty,” says Stephen Barnes, senior VP of……
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Installing solar on stone-coated steel rooftops
Expanding product lines is a hot topic among solar installers these days, and it’s usually in reference to adding battery storage and/or EV charging installs. But maybe you can expand your core rooftop solar installation business by covering more roof types. Stone-coated steel roofs, in particular, are an untapped niche for solar installers, says Mike……
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Onshore outlook: Charting the buildout of deeper domestic PV supply chains
This is an article from the Q2 2023 edition of Solar Builder magazine, written by Christian Roselund, senior policy analyst at Clean Energy Associates. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was a groundbreaking moment for how the United States addresses the climate crisis, but it is having an even more profound effect by……
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Targeting apartments for solar projects using submetering
This article was submitted by Chris Sparkes, a lead technician for a large solar company in the UK. There are up to 39 million people in the United States who live under a roof which may be perfect for solar but will find it almost impossible to capitalize on it. That’s almost 13% of the……
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N-type vs. P-type: Insight from PVEL solar module reliability testing
This is an excerpt from the Q2 2023 issue of Solar Builder magazine, written by Tristan Erion-Lorico is VP of sales and marketing for PV Evolution Labs (PVEL). He relays insights from the 2023 Module Reliability Scorecard. PVEL’s Scorecard offers a searchable database of module types with details on each test and the Top Performers……