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  • Flexible Engineering

    Flexible Engineering

    • May 7, 2013
    • Featured, Mounting Solutions Guide
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    HatiCon Solar repurposed a ground-mount to fit on the roof of a new green building in Seattle. At its grand opening on Earth Day (April 22) this year, the Bullitt Center introduced itself to Seattle and the world. The six-story, 50,000-sq-ft [...]

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  • Maximize ROI

    Maximize ROI

    • May 7, 2013
    • Featured, Mounting Solutions Guide
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    Single-axis trackers are fast to install, easy to maintain and generate the most solar energy at the lowest lifetime cost. By Tim Cain The goal of solar power is to lower costs, generate savings and provide a hedge against rising [...]

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  • No Excavation Needed

    No Excavation Needed

    • May 7, 2013
    • Featured, Mounting Solutions Guide
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    Ballasted ground-mounts work just as well as penetrating ones, especially when it comes to difficult land conditions. Visions of large ground-mounted solar projects consist of large posts drilled into the earth, with dirt and small rocks being hauled away. But [...]

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  • Tilting in Metal’s Favor

    Tilting in Metal’s Favor

    • May 7, 2013
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    Low-pitched metal roofs can successfully support solar modules when they’re angled just right. Advanced Racking Solutions manufactures tilted systems that happen to work perfectly on metal rooftops. Metal rooftops are found atop a wide range of buildings — family homes, [...]

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  • Mounting and Racking Product Showcase

    Mounting and Racking Product Showcase

    • May 7, 2013
    • Featured, Mounting Solutions Guide
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    As evident on this lengthy page, there are many, many players in the solar industry. It can seem overwhelming to narrow down the choices for the best mounting and racking system for a new solar project. Some companies focus on [...]

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  • Wires Everywhere

    Wires Everywhere

    • May 7, 2013
    • Featured, Mounting Solutions Guide
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    Choosing the right mounting and racking system might seem like your biggest task, but don’t forget about cable management, too. By William Feldman Most any solar panel installation worth its salt, whether on the roof or on the ground, should [...]

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  • Advice from Mounting Manufacturers

    Advice from Mounting Manufacturers

    • May 7, 2013
    • Featured, Mounting Solutions Guide
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    Some tips and tricks directly from solar mounting and racking manufacturers, including proper waterproofing, residential location, full-package systems and installation plans. Fixing leaks from residential PV installations costs more than you think. Jeff Spies, vice president of business development for [...]

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  • Low Voltage, High Potential

    Low Voltage, High Potential

    • March 20, 2013
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    The AC module combines a powerful solar panel with a microinverter, joining both pieces at the factory and selling it as one. Instead of solely being a microinverter manufacturer, SolarBridge Technologies sees itself as an AC module enabler. AC modules [...]

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  • Incubating the Midwest Solar Market

    Incubating the Midwest Solar Market

    • March 20, 2013
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    Ohio developer Third Sun Solar has seen many changes in the industry in the last 15 years and likes where things are heading. In 1804, Ohio University became the first university established in Ohio. The ninth oldest public university in [...]

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  • Headache Remedy

    Headache Remedy

    • March 20, 2013
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    Solar permitting can be a pain, but Clean Power Finance is working on a database to help. By James Tong Ask solar installers about their profession, and you’ll get a lot of passion and pride. Ask them about solar permitting, and [...]

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