As a longtime installer and solar engineer, I’ve seen many single-axis tracker failures over the last two decades. Failures from wind, bad designs, wrong materials, poor planning, and EPC errors (root cause usually a bad design). Tracker trend was...
With increasing popularity, the metal roof is the ideal host for mounting solar photovoltaics (PV). It is the only roof type with a service life (in the range of 50-70 years) that actually exceeds the service life of a solar PV...
Propelled by market force and policies that support investment and deployment of large-scale projects, the solar industry is booming. But the industry now faces the increasing challenge of land --finding and securing enough of it to accommodate the...
Solar technology is improving every year, making it more affordable and efficient at scale. As this technology picks up speed, more workers are heading into the industry from utility, electrical, and other related fields. Making the jump into solar...
From generating a lead to seeing a project through to installation, solar professionals today are facing challenges in various stages of the sales and project cycle. The residential solar industry is fragmented and has a long and convoluted customer...
Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organization's capital and earnings. Within the solar industry, the areas of high risk are equipment purchases, construction processes, plans, project investing,...
Solar projects are best started with a solid understanding of the ground upon which the project will be constructed. Achieving that goal was a challenge on a recent project in Texas. A client requested a magnetometer survey of the site due to its...
When best practices are overlooked in the design and construction process of a utility solar power plant, it can have tangible impacts on the maintenance budget for the lifecycle of the facility. If there’s one thing solar professionals can...
The electric grid has long been recognized as an important engineering accomplishment, enabling modern services that range from life-saving water purification to lighting. Modern conveniences are integrated so seamlessly into daily life...
Over the past few years, the use of technology in the solar installation workflow has absolutely exploded. Yet there’s one question I continue to hear time and again, one that stumps the most brilliant minds in the industry. “What’s the...
Energy savings alone are enough to justify the decision By Gary Silk Condensation: An overlooked cause of failure...More about STEGO Inc.
For those who viewed the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (Recovery Act) as a latter-day Gold Rush, the era...More about Dickstein Shapiro LLP
The proper installation of a solar array provides system owners with a renewable source of energy for several...
Though driving down the upfront costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems through the purchase of lowest cost components...
Residential solar vendor financing products help companies sell more solar. However, the majority of companies...
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