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Flexible solar panels are more than just off-grid staples


Flexible solar modules are a niche product. Often seen on a smaller scale attached to RVs, on backpacks and near tents, these nontraditional solar panels are touted for their off-grid portability. After all, who would lug a 50-lb glassed solar panel to a favorite camping spot? But flexible panels are proving they’re not just for…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/05/flexible-solar-panels-are-more-than-just-off-grid-staples/
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Array Technologies supplying trackers for potentially 4-GW solar project portfolio


Array Technologies has been awarded a contract for up to 4 GW of solar trackers from Primoris Services Corporation, a specialty contracting services provider that also provides solar installation through its renewable energy subsidiary. “Primoris Renewable Energy is one of the top solar contractors in the U.S., and we are pleased to expand our relationship…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/04/array-technologies-supplying-trackers-for-solar-project-portfolio/
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Going off-grid in the 2020s: Updated battery choices for today’s power needs


Describe an off-grid solar setup, and someone 20 years ago would imagine a remote cabin in the woods, with lead-acid batteries and diesel generators used as backup power. But in the 2020s, off-grid homes might be closer than you think — like, right next door. Many neighborhoods, either because of their geography or restrictions on…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/04/off-grid-batteries-for-todays-power-needs/
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