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A Need For Solar Training Basics Oct 28, 2015

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Richard Lawrence, executive director of NABCEP, talked with Solar Power World at Solar Speaks Live about trends in training and education, including how the flux of scheduled 2016 projects has affected what and who needs to be taught solar basics.

Challenges Of Solar Financing Oct 28, 2015

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Mary Rottman of the Solar Energy Finance Association joined Solar Power World at Solar Speaks Live at SPI 2015 to discuss the latest trends in financing, including how the industry as a whole can join together to standardize financing.

Energy Storage + Solar Oct 28, 2015

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John Jung, CEO of energy storage provider Greensmith, joined Solar Power World at Solar Speaks Live at SPI 2015 to talk about the working relationship between solar and energy storage and the challenges with wider adoption.

Jigar Shah On Today's Issues In Solar Oct 28, 2015

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Solar industry thought-leader Jigar Shah talked with Solar Power World editor Kelly Pickerel at SPI 2015 about many topics affecting the U.S. solar market, including the federal ITC, energy storage and climate change solutions.

How NEXTracker innovated solar commissioning and O&M efficiency Oct 27, 2015

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In this edition of Solar Speaks, Dylan Anderson, senior director of project and quality engineering at NEXTracker, discusses the company's flagship product, the horizontal, individual-row Self-Powered Tracker (SPT). Since 2013, NEXTracker has brought more than 1 GW of trackers to the market, and it has another gigawatt underway. Among the reasons for the company's success is the tracker's innovative technology allowing commissioning during construction and increased O&M efficiencies. Learn more about NEXTracker in this Solar Speaks podcast.

A tea house in the sky, chatting with SolTerra Sep 23, 2015

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From a teahouse in the sky, to an underground moss museum, Founder and CEO of SolTerra Brian Heather uses story ideas like these to make sustainability visible in his company's projects. Listen to learn more about the Washington solar company.

Eaton talks solar storage Sep 14, 2015

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Other than batteries, what other components make up solar storage systems? What should you consider when selecting these components? We spoke with John Vernacchia, global segment manager for renewable energy at Eaton to learn more.

Leila Madrone, CEO of Sunfolding, discusses new tracker technology Sep 11, 2015

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Four years ago, former MIT lab mates Leila Madrone and Saul Griffith started working together to help bring solar to the next level. “Across the solar industry, it was clear the tracker was the unsolved problem,” Madrone says in this Solar Speaks podcast. “Everyone wants tracker performance, but no one wants tracker complexity.” Sunfolding, a new type of solar tracker that has just emerged from stealth, is the outcome of their research and development. The tracker eliminates motors, gearboxes, torque tubes, bearings and wires. “We created a system that has the ease of installation and versatility of fixed tilt,” Madrone says. The tracker uses distributed actuation with a pneumatic drive system that lets solar developers install trackers in small, uniform sections, like fixed-tilt mounting. The drive is made of durable polymers developed by DuPont and already used in harsh automotive applications. Learn more about Sunfolding in this Solar Speaks podcast. Sunfolding is also exhibiting at Solar Power International 2015 at booth No. 7624.

EagleView Technologies discusses aerial imaging for the solar industry Sep 10, 2015

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EagleView Technologies uses patented software to produce 3D models from aerial roof and wall measurements that are extremely accurate and detailed. Reports for the solar industry deliver all measurements needed for any solar installation project, including azimuth, square footage, line lengths and a CAD file of the property. Tim Rochman, director of strategic sales, discusses EagleView Technologies' products and innovation for the solar industry in this Solar Speaks podcast.

Solar Speaks: How R&D efficiency records compare to installed solar panels Aug 26, 2015

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SPW editor Kelly Pickerel talks with Siva Power CEO Brad Mattson about solar panel companies breaking efficiency records in R&D labs, and how those panels compare to the ones installed in the field.

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