How to Design a Rooftop Solar System for Maximum Energy Density?

For some installations it may make sense to reduce the tilt of the modules to a less optimal incident angle. Though this means less production on a per module-basis, it can mean a significant increase in the daily unshaded collection time for the array.

Trend to Watch: Bifacial Modules

Bifacial solar modules are becoming more popular in the solar industry. These modules can absorb sunlight from both sides as opposed to just one. Therefore, they can convert the light that is reflected behind the panel to increase the total energy production.

How Civil Work Erodes Project Economics

Both on paper and in the field, civil engineering can quickly drain your project's margins. From the intricacies of installation logistics to the added costs of non-standard products, margins become slimmer as development becomes more and more complex.

California Leads Nation in Residential Solar Installation Rates, Overall Homes and Total Capacity

Gavop's analysis of latest solar installation data from SEIA and census data shows that California leads the nation at 44.92% of all homes installed with solar home. California also leads the nation with total homes installed with solar power at 6.3M total homes ...

When Augers, Ground Screws Make Economic Sense for Solar Contractors?

The use of augers and ground screws have been of interest in solar ground mount systems for some time, and for the right sized job, they offer solar contractors an opportunity to grow their business.

What Can a Solar Integrator do to Maintain and Grow Business

Whether an integrator is just trying to make it day to day or looking for ways to expand, the key is customer satisfaction. This starts with sales. There is a two-way relationship between sales and operations, which is essential to creating satisfied customers.

U.S. Power in 2018: The Good, The Better, and The Gassy

The first numbers on last year's energy trends are in and there are two pieces of great news and one that should worry us: Solar and wind energy are thriving, coal-fired generation sunk to a four-decade low - but natural gas infrastructure is expanding.

LiDAR Technology Guides Measure's Automated, High Definition Wind Turbine Inspections

The LiDAR system that is mounted on the drone is used not only to navigate close to the blade but also to obtain spatial information about the blade. After a mission is completed, the data import process associates each image with the corresponding spatial information...

NEC 2017 and Rapid Shutdown

Solar professionals can best prepare for NEC 2017 rapid shutdown regulations by educating themselves about the differences between NEC 2014 & 2017, options for multivendor solutions like Tigo, and relying on certified products that compliant.

Solar Shingle System

By pairing solar shingles with a re-roof or new construction, the cost is kept low. Instead of doing two separate projects (a new roof and a new solar system) you are only doing one integrated project.

Preparing for NEC 2020

The code has been through two revisions and is currently with the correlating committee, where they will review any final edits or changes before publication in August 2019.

How Solar Companies Can Get an Edge on the Competition

Sustainability has long been transforming our most treasured conventions, and new trends are emerging within our culture to reflect that. With trends come money - but the most money comes from those who arrive first. This requires you to keep your ear to the ground.

Drone Imagery for Solar with Scanifly

A drone with a LiDAR sensor mounted to it can capture reality using an array of lasers to acquire coordinates which create a point cloud. The point cloud is then used to create a 3D model.

CEO Lookback - 2018

Slower growth in the residential and rooftop commercial markets caused many solar companies operating with minimal margin for error to face liquidity challenges that rippled throughout the value chain.

Q&A with Enphase, The NABCEP Continuing Education Conference

Booth #6 - Enphase will be talking about and setting the stage for grid-agnostic solar with Enphase Ensemble™ technology. Installers will be introduced to the core concepts around microgrid technology.

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