At last month’s Solar Power International 2016, we spoke with OutBack Power about their new grid-tie, battery optional inverter, the SkyBox. With an anticipated release of Q2 2017, the SkyBox is a 5kW grid-tie, battery optional inverter. It also has a 6000W PV…
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altE’s Andrea Belford, visits with Midnite Solar owner Robin Gudgel at Solar Power International 2016 to discuss Midnite Solar’s new module grid-tie inverter line. Full Transcript Andrea: We’re with Robin from Midnite Solar, and we have a bunch of fascinating new…
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Are you looking for that job where you can put your skills to use, but also make a difference in this world…and work with a fun team of people? Two new positions have just opened up here at altE! We are currently hiring…
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We are here again with Mike from IronRidge and we are going to talk about their solar ground mount solution. Benefits of Solar Ground Mounts There’s a lot of reasons why you could use a solar ground mount. If you have the space, a lot…
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We sat down recently with Mike August from IronRidge to learn more about the California-based, solar racking manufacturer’s 20+ year history. alte: We are here with Mike from IronRidge. Could you give us a little bit of an overview about IronRidge as a company?…
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In part one of our series, we demonstrated how to charge a 24V Battery with 20V Solar Panel & PWM Charge Controller. Today, we’re going to be doing the same demo, but using an MPPT charge controller instead. In our…
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We’re here today to give a quick demo of how to wire up two solar panels together in parallel, using couplers. Couplers provide a nice, easy way to wire up two solar panels, say if you are wiring up for a little cabin…
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Customers often ask how to figure out how much solar power and batteries they need to do an off-grid solar system. Kill A Watt Meter & Loads List The first step to do is to create a loads list. We have a…
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We have done previous demos, showing the difference between a 20V (60 cell) and a 24V (72 cell) solar panel. What we want to show today is some real world usage of it; trying to use either of them to…
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We sat down recently with John Webber from Schneider Electric to talk about different options for adding battery backup to your grid-tie solar system. Watch the interview below. Full transcript. DC Coupling vs. AC Coupling altE: Now John, we’ve seen a lot in…
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