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Training Your Team for Drone Roof Inspections: Best Practices for Roofing Contractors
This guide will help you get the most out of your drone solution. Read on to learn about necessary training, keeping drones ready for flight, safety protocols, and more.
Floating Solar Panels Could Support US Energy Goals
New Study Shows Federally Controlled Reservoirs Could Host Enough Energy To Power Approximately 100 Million US Homes a Year
Strengthening the Future of Electrical Trades: Collaboration, Education, and Innovation at IBEW 134 NECA Technical Institute
SMA proudly contributed to this collaboration, discussing advancements in the agrivoltaics market and how colocation of solar technology on farms can improve efficiency and returns while reducing operational costs.
How Agrivoltaics Can Help Solve Land Access Challenges for Emerging and Young Farmers
The 2022 National Young Farmer Survey, a survey conducted by the National Young Farmers Coalition, found that land access is the number one challenge faced by young farmers.
Is Solar Panel Cleaning Safety the Next Frontier in EHS?
While this task is generally classified as “non-electrical” maintenance, a more accurate label might be “quasi-electrical,” given the potential hazards involved.
Top Viewed Articles of 2024
AltEnergyMag readers sought out Use Cases and Expert Insights to help guide them through the rapid changes happening throughout the industry. Here are the Top 4 Viewed articles from 2024.
Making solar cells more weatherproof
In recent experiments at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), Kelly, professor of chemistry at USask, and his team were trying to figure out why solar cells made with lead halide perovskite, rather than silicon, were failing prematurely.
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Half of energy will come from solar by 2035: ground-breaking climate modeling tool challenges previous energy projections
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Birch is challenging decades of inaccurate solar energy forecasting, correcting a flawed equation at the heart of projections: he says the metric of primary energy is only applicable to fossil fuels, as over half of fossil fuel energy is wasted when it is burned.
Schletter supplies Central Europe's largest Agri-PV project
A total of 260,000 PV modules were installed on around 180 hectares of farmland in the municipalities of Wallern and Tadten in the Austrian province of Burgenland. The modules were mounted on the Schletter Tracking System 2V in an east-west orientation.
Bluebolt Outdoor Continues Installation of Solar Powered Charging Benches at Colleges
The Bluebolt solar bench operates entirely off the grid, using solar power stored in a lithium battery. This configuration allows for 4 wireless charging pads, and 4 hardwired locations.
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SolarBank to Present at The Microcap Conference 2025
SolarBank's CEO, Dr. Richard Lu, will deliver a corporate presentation on January 29, 2025 at 10AM, EST in Studio 2, and will engage in one-on-one meetings with institutional and individual investors to discuss the company's recent developments, growth strategy, and investor opportunities.
NovaSource Power Services Strengthens Industry Ties by Joining Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
With a portfolio of over 30GW of utility-scale solar and battery storage projects, NovaSource brings to SEIA's diverse membership unparalleled expertise, extensive industry knowledge, and a strong track record of optimizing renewable energy assets.
Terrasmart Integrates Ground-Mount Racking Portfolio with First Solar Series 7 TR1 Module
As available flat land for solar dwindles, foreign-made components for rough terrain often prevent developers from taking full advantage of domestic content incentives. Terrasmart and First Solar are addressing this with a U.S.-made ground-mount solution built for projects across diverse terrains and challenging climates, from rocky soils and frosty Northeast conditions to steep terrain and environmentally sensitive sites like landfills.
Together, they've integrated Terrasmart's fixed-tilt racks and TerraTrak 1P Single Axis Tracker with First Solar's Series 7 TR1 module, offering a fully American-manufactured solution. With components made from 100% domestic structural steel and iron, this partnership provides a straightforward path to securing the IRA's domestic content bonus credit.
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S-5!
In 1992, S-5! invented the very market space of manufactured roof attachment solutions. S-5!'s clamps and brackets are engineered for a variety of applications, including residential and commercial solar installations on exposed-fastened and standing seam metal roofing. The company has a portfolio of more than 5+ GigaWatts of rooftop solar arrays, including many Fed-Ex and Walmart buildings; 700 Costco stores in eight countries; international airports; and corporate headquarters for Google, IBM, NATO, NREL and Apple. S-5! technologies are also affordable for domestic applications with more than 15,000 such solar installations in 50 countries.
