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VOLUME 13 ISSUE 4
Through the Eyes
of Tomorrow's Talent Pg. 8
JULY•AUGUST2019 Volume 13, Issue 4
PUBLISHER
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Will China-U.S. Tensions Throw Shade on Solar? Pg. 10
Grease is the Word Pg. 52
Lead Batteries Upgrade to the 21st Century Pg. 58
12 Employees are at the Heart of the Solar Industry
Mitigation Best
Practices for Investors
and Financial Institutions Pg. 64
Pg. 18 Pg. 46
On our cover...
California-based company American Solar 23 Power was founded in 2009. Cover image
shows a 150kW install in Los Angeles.
American Solar Power, Inc. is NABCEP,
OSHA, and CSLB certified.
American Solar Power
/// www.asolarp.com
departments
36 Solar & energy storage spotlight AIMS Power
Solar product:
Auroras Lighting
8 10 34
42 53
54
58 64 66
8 10
Top story Solar energy
Solar & energy storage spotlight: Inverters
Wind power
Wind product spotlight: Lubricants & Greases
Service spotlight: Drones
Energy storage
Investing in clean energy
Events calendar & advertiser’s list
Through the Eyes of Tomorrow’s Talent
Will China-U.S. Tensions Throw Shade on Solar?
63 Energy storage product: Maxwell Technologies
22 Solar & energy storage spotlight: 52 Inverters
12 Employees are at the Heart of the Solar Industry
14 Keeping the Promise of Community Solar Gardens
16 Bright Spots in the Changing Rooftop Solar Industry
18 Better Financing Options Power Solar Growth
for North America
46 Best Practices in Early-Stage Wind Project Development and Construction
48 The Wind Industry Wakes Up to Artificial Intelligence
50 Converter Component Failures What you don’t know can hurt your bottom line
Drones
58 Lead Batteries Upgrade to the 21st Century
60 Changing the Marine Industry for Tomorrow’s Demand
64 Mitigation Best Practices for Investors and
Financial Institutions
44 New Towers and Hub Heights for North America
54 Service spotlight: Nearthlab
42 Banking on Endangered Species
44 New Towers and Hub Heights 54
Lubricants & Greases
Service spotlight:
Grease is the Word
53 Wind product spotlight:
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