November 9th, ShowMeSolar.org – Last week saw the announcement of next year’s partnership between the Renewable Energy Training Institute of St. Louis and Show Me Solar. This week Show Me Solar shines the spotlight on an outstanding student currently working his way through the RETI program. Grant Martin is one of four RETI students currently [...]
A major pillar of Show Me Solar’s mission is education and training opportunities. To that end we have sought to provide the highest quality and best value in classroom and practical workshops. Dan Chiras has a gift for teaching as well as a gift for describing concepts accurately yet at a level that is understandable [...]
Jim Jordan of Maplewood, Missouri not only talks the talk, he walks the walk. A curator of education at the Saint Louis Zoo, Jim designed his 6 year old home with sustainability and universal access as the primary goals. In acheiving a net zero lifestyle Jim emphasizes the importance of behavior choices in acheiving his goal. Gardening is also [...]
Little Box, Big Boost – National Semiconductor by Terri Steele When the engineers at global chip giant National Semiconductor were determining the most logical, viable product to address the inconsistencies of power production with today’s solar modules, National’s Renewable Energy Business Director Ralf Muenster says they considered making micro-inverters, but chose to go another route [...]
May 22nd, Auxvasse, Missouri Show Me Solar’s latest solar energy workshop in central Missouri took place at Terra Bella farms situated east of Columbia and north of Interstate I-70 between Hatton and Auxvasse, Missouri. New members participated in the Show Me Solar workshop while three experienced members – Kevin, Dan and Gary worked to install [...]
“Current” Headliner – Enphase Energy by Terri Steele With over 900 exhibitors and 24,000+ solar-interested parties, there are bound to be enticing morsels to whet one’s PV appetite at Solar Power International. Last year’s conference in Anaheim, California, was no exception. One company with two buzz-generating solutions was microinverter phenom Enphase Energy. The first solution [...]
Thursday, May 20th, Phoenix, Arizona – Everyone has their celebrities and rock stars and the Opening Day of the American Solar Energy Society’s conference included a cavalcade of luminaries including several of this reporter’s energy heroes – Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, Dennis Hayes founder of Earth Day and Larry Kazmerski of the [...]
Wednesday May 19th, Phoenix, Arizona. Solar 2010 will be my second consecutive American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Conference and this year I am serving as a conference volunteer. Each year, ASES chooses a different host city for the national conference. This year Phoenix hosts the conference, next year Solar 2011 will take place in [...]
Tracking Solar Success DEGERENERGIE TRACKING SYSTEMS By Terri Steele DEGERenergie’s focus on increased solar energy yields and higher profits for customers are what has fueled its own growth trajectory from 3 million euros in 2006 to more than 40 million euros in revenue this past year. DEGER’s intelligent, sensor-based trackers strategically maneuver arrays of solar [...]
Off The Rack – Zep Solar By Terri Steele 1. 2. 3. Photo Credits: Zep Solar 1,2,3 Zep’s new rackless mounting allows contractorsand solar companies to install rooftop PV for 50% faster than conventional rail-based systems at half the cost. Making the jobs of solar installers easier, safer and more profitable is the aim [...]
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