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Why 2024's Top Solar Picks Matter

The 2024 top solar picks embody the intersection of sustainability and smart business, offering advanced photovoltaic technology that ensures efficiency, durability, and smart energy management for diverse business needs.

Making a Splash With Solar Energy

The initial pull test and geotechnical report showed no traces of underground rock. However, during the installation, our crew found a vein of shale approximately two to three feet down on certain segments of the site.

Bringing India made Solar Panels to the US Market

The long-term vision for our company’s presence in the US is to establish Gautam Solar as a trusted and reputable brand of solar panels. We want not only to export our panels from India, but also our brand which is synonymous with high-quality solar panels.

Innovative solution: Solar power generation in urban areas

In a pilot project, the first solar cycle path roofing was put into operation in the German city of Freiburg. In densely populated areas, this project demonstrates the coexistence of traffic surfaces and solar energy generation with extremely durable glass-glass PV modules

Davos 2024 review: Time for dialogue — and action

Discover the highlights of my experience at the World Economic Forum Davos 2024. From significant global challenges to the technology poised to solve them, here are my key insights from this influential gathering of global leaders and innovators.

The Construction Procurement Process, Explained

How companies organize their procurement team and the technology they choose to manage the process can make a huge difference in building project costs.

How NREL Helps Startups From the Beginning

To put it simply: Antora Energy, a startup focused on decarbonizing industry by converting low-cost, intermittent renewable electricity into reliable industrial energy, would not be where it is today without the help of the U.S. Department of Energy’s NREL.

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Solar Installations Skyrocket in 2023 in Record-Setting First Full Year of Inflation Reduction Act

For the first time in history, solar accounts for over 50% of new electricity capacity added to the grid

Pusan National University Researchers Improve the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells

In the presence of moisture, the perovskite tends to get corroded. Multiple approaches have been suggested to resolve this issue, including encapsulating the device and compositional engineering of the perovskite light absorbers.

Photovoltaic installers expect the installation of charging stations to become increasingly important in their field of business

More than 80 percent of the installers surveyed offer photovoltaic systems in addition to charging stations for electric cars, and around 10 percent even identify primarily as solar installers.

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CLEANPOWER 2024 Set to Kick-Off in Minneapolis May 6

Discussion will focus on the multi-tech industry: onshore wind, offshore wind, solar, storage, green hydrogen and transmission and include sub-sectors within each of those areas; manufacturers, construction firms, owner operators, utilities, financial firms, corporate buyers, and more.

Energy Toolbase Launches Groundbreaking Feature Enabling Grid Services and Utility Bill Savings Modeling for Solar + Storage Projects

Energy Toolbase is thrilled to announce a significant enhancement to its ETB Developer product, marking a new era in solar and storage project optimization.

Onsite Solar Generation: TotalEnergies Surpasses 1.5 GW of PPAs with 600 B2B Customers Worldwide

By solarizing its customers' sites, TotalEnergies will support the energy transition of various industries, including agrifood, automotive, cement, digital, manufacturing, metals, mining, retail, and warehousing.

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The concept of combining PV arrays with standing seam metal roofing is growing-for good reasons. Metal roofs have a life expectancy of more than 40 years. Shouldn't the mounting system last as long? With S-5! zero-penetration attachment technology and PVKIT 2.0, the solarized metal roof is the most sustainable system available -and without compromising roof warranties! PVKIT 2.0 is the also the best solution for attaching PV modules directly to any exposed fastener metal roof.

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Raptor Maps

Raptor Maps is building the integrated operating system for the solar industry, enabling the industry to scale and meet global climate goals. With intelligence for the entire solar industry, our solar management platform (Raptor Solar) provides the tools and the system of record that asset owners, managers, O&M, developers, and EPCs need to build, manage, and operate their solar sites. Raptor Solar improves asset resilience and energy yield, reduces risk and costs, and ultimately increases the rate of return of solar assets.