How was Solar Energy Discovered?
Solar energy was first discovered by very ancient bacteria. The sun has been the driving force for all life on Earth since the first microbes developed the capability for photosynthesis, around 2.3 billion years ago. Ironically, this led to a devastating environmental catastrophe known as the Great Oxygenation Event1, caused by the emission of oxygen […]
5 Benefits of Solar Energy to the Environment
There are plenty of different reasons why solar energy is so great. There are some financial benefits to solar, such as lowering your electric bill. There are some other benefits as well. Some people just like the idea of being more energy independent. They like that they don’t have to depend as much on the […]
How Solar Panels Affect Climate Change
Low-carbon energy sources, such as solar power, play a significant role in the fight against global warming. For example, the process of electricity generation with solar panels reduces carbon pollution by almost 95 percent compared to fossil fuels like natural gas and coal. This bodes well for US cities that has huge solar possibilities. According […]
Solar Deployment Lead by Large Corporations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s top companies are investing in solar in record amounts, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s brand new Solar Means Business 2017 report, which tracks on-site commercial solar installations and ranks top corporate solar users. This year’s report contains data from over 4,000 companies, totaling more than 2.5 gigawatts of solar […]
FEMA Recommends Microinverters
In the wake of recent Hurricanes like Irma and Maria, FEMA has released a new report to help homeowners and solar professionals protect their solar systems from high velocity winds. The official report, titled Rooftop Solar Panel Attachment: Design, Installation, and Maintenance, provides recommendations on what to do if you’re considering installing a solar system in a hurricane-prone […]
The Ever Evolving Energy Marketplace
Today’s energy marketplace is complicated. But before solar came along, it was pretty straightforward: your home was a “buyer” of energy, and your local utilities company was the “seller.” When your home needed energy for an activity, like running the dish washer, it would automatically buy that energy from your local utility via the electrical grid— […]
Enphase Partners with Panasonic
Enphase has partnered with Panasonic Eco Solutions of North America to release the Panasonic AC Series Photovoltaic (PV) HIT® N330E AC Module with integrated Enphase IQ 7X™ Microinverter, which will be available to installers in late March. Panasonic’s N330E HIT® AC Series Modules combines the efficiency of HIT® solar panels with the intelligence of Enphase microinverters. One of […]