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Infrared Camera Battle to the Death (TOOL REVIEW)
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The winner gets the right to pants the other brands at conventions
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Shining a Light on Lumio
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Sigh. Another day, another large solar company accused of defrauding their customers.
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Mini review – Solar Serpent by Rack-A-Tiers
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Rack-A-Tiers sent me their new PV connector tool, the Solar Serpent. Here’s how it works, and what I think. You can get your own Solar Serpent here with my affiliate link.
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UL3741.com
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Announcement! Are you having a hard time tracking down what inverters and racking systems are compatible with UL 3741? I’ve made a website for that!
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“Racing” Toward Perovskites – TL;DR
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From CleanTechnica: In a new paper published February 26 in the journal Nature Energy, a CU Boulder researcher and his international collaborators unveiled an innovative method to manufacture the new solar cells, known as perovskite cells, an achievement critical for the commercialization of what many consider the next generation of solar technology. Here’s the TL;DR – No, perovskites…
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A wild solarboi appears on “Sean White’s Solar And Energy Storage Podcast”
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Thanks to Sean White for asking me on to talk about the industry and UL 3741! It was great fun.
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Tesla Roof comparisons by Matt Ferrell
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Absolutely fantastic video from Matt Ferrell here. Where I often see very abstract cost comparisons to Tesla’s solar roof, this takes a look at the costs and benefits in a ton of different ways.
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Fiberglass PV Frames?!
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Fiberglass-reinforced composite for panel frames is fascinating on a number of levels.
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Huge Breakthrough for Rooftop Solar!
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This one’s been a long time coming. But maybe we can FINALLY ditch module level power electronics in standard solar installations! If you missed the news, here’s Ironridge’s press release about getting their flush mount racking and Tesla equipment listed with UL 3741.
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Issue Solved: Fronius MPPT1 dropping production
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Sometimes it’s not your fault, it’s the firmware.
here for the sunshine shenanigans
