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How to Size a Solar Battery Bank (News Item)
*Two Phase Trojan Battery BankWhen installing an off-grid or hybrid PV array, sizing the
battery bank can be a complicated process, and oftentimes, research leads to
more questions than answers. Th ...
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Kaneka Corporation New Solar Cell Technology (News Item)
Kaneka Corporation, a chemical
manufacturer based in Japan, has set a new milestone in solar technology with
their record breaking energy efficient solar cell. Although the efficiency
rates of sol ...
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Utility Scale Solar Installations in the United States (News Item)
The oftentimes cold state of Michigan is not the first state
that one thinks of when they hear the word solar. However, that stigma did not
stop Michigan from opening the North Star Solar Farm in D ...
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Two Year Anniversary of Solaris (News Item)
2 Year Anniversary of Solaris-Shop.Com
April 23rd, 2016 marks the 2nd Anniversary of Solaris Technology Industry, Inc., the day after the 46th Anniversary of Earth Day! We are excited to be a par ...
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How Long Do Solar Panels Last? (News Item)
It is important to understand exactly what you will be getting from your solar energy system over the long-term. Solar panels are one of the most costly sides of this system investment. Kn ...
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Hybrid Solar Systems: What You Need to Know (News Item)
With the rising utility costs and power outages in the
United States, it is no surprise that more home and business owners are turning
to hybrid solar energy systems. Hybrid systems are grid tie ...
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Hanwha Q Cells vs Trina Solar: What’s Best? (News Item)
Hanwha Q
Cells
and Trina
Solar
are two of the world’s largest and most recognized solar manufactures.
Both provide high-efficiency solar panel solutions backed by their over 40
years combin ...
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LG Solar vs Panasonic: What’s Best? (News Item)
You know of LG and Panasonic from their electronics
divisions, now both big companies are manufacturing some of the best solar
panels in the industry to date. Since their induction ...
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Enphase Envoy System Monitoring (News Item)
*Enphase Enlighten Dashboard and Mobile App
There are many perks to having microinverters for your solar
array. Higher system life, individual power to each of your solar panels, and
easy s ...
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Expected Trends for Solar in 2015 and Beyond (News Item)
The recent boom in the solar market is expected to continue through the 2015 year. In fact, the global demand for new solar installations is projected to increase by 25%. During the 2013-2014 year, s ...
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Tesla Solar Shingles (News Item)
Solar shingles have had a short but troubled history, the
shingle tiles have been difficult to install, highly inefficient, and have been
recalled numerous times due to causing roof fires. Th ...
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SMA vs Fronius String Inverters: What’s Best? (News Item)
SMA America and Fronius are industry leaders in solar
string inverter technology. Both companies offer high-efficiency inverter
solutions for residential, commercial and hybrid solar energy syst ...
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5 Solar Deals for Summer (News Item)
Summer is here, and the warm weather is perfect
for installing your solar energy system. After making the decision to go solar
you may feel overwhelmed with the number of options on the market. It ...
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Intro to Ground Pole Mount Solar Racking (News Item)
There are a number of reasons why solar system owners
consider using pole top racking solutions for their project. Roof and building
structures may be too small to handle the number of panels you n ...
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Canadian Solar Panel Deals for 2017 (News Item)
This year in solar energy, Canadian Solar has continued to
manufacture and release a series of PV modules at higher wattages, better
efficiencies, and lower costs than any other year before. These ...
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JLM Energy: Intelligent Energy Storage System (News Item)
Energy storage is a time-consuming process, from research to
maintenance, battery backup systems are oftentimes difficult to size, very
expensive, and require a great deal of maintenance. Fur ...
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Essential Tools for Solar Installations (News Item)
Although solar systems require common household tools such
as a screw driver, hammer rails and so on, there are specialized tools designed
specifically for solar installations. Some tools are desig ...
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How Much Does the Average DIY Solar Power System Cost? (News Item)
Every solar homeowner wants to know what the average DIY solar power system will cost. We looked at the average PV system size throughout the U.S., aggregated costs throughout multiple priced sola ...
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Solar Energy Trends and Predictions (News Item)
Summer is nearing an end and fall is just around the corner,
we move towards the end of 2017. Solar in general has seen a great shift with
new high-efficiency, high-watt modules taking the industry ...
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What Happened to Solmetric Products? (News Item)
*SunEye210 with GPS
The acquisition of Solmetric by Vivint in 2014, left most
installers and DIYers hopeful that Vivint would be producing replacement
products and/or selling the popular So ...
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Solar Panel Ratings Explained (News Item)
When comparing solar panels, it is important to consider
output wattages, total capacity and power output. The production output of
solar panels varies depending on a number of factors, such a ...
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Power Optimizers: Everything You Need to Know (News Item)
Power optimizers connect to SolarEdge inverters to increase efficiency at the point of power generated from the solar modules. The optimizers increase the conversion rate and efficiency fo ...
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Michigan Solar Energy Incentives (News Item)
The year 2016 was a big year for solar installations. With
more residential systems springing up around the country, there is a clear
consumer set standard for energy independence using clean ...
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IOTA (Web Page)
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Morningstar Corporation (Web Page)
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Learn Off-Grid Systems (Web Page)
What Are Off-Grid Systems?
An Off-Grid System is an electrical producing power module which unlike 'Grid-Tie'; is not connected to a power utility. Off-grid systems are general ...