October 19, 2020 at 12:10 pm Comments are Disabled
New York-based Frank J Tucek & Sons is the first roofing company in its region to offer roof-integrated solar for homeowners via GAF Energy. From Manhattan’s brownstone cornices to the wood roof restoration of the Jacob Blauvelt House Museum for the Rockland County Historical Society, the Tucek family has been serving theRead More
July 10, 2020 at 11:13 am Comments are Disabled
The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) unveiled a new series of virtual events entitled, CALSSA’s Product Expo Series. Solar and storage expos in 2020 are a giant question mark, yet they remain an important way for the industry to connect, learn about new products and technologies, and get questionsRead More
June 8, 2020 at 1:27 pm Comments are Disabled
The integrated solar roof has long been a solar technology goal — combining solar power with a watertight roof covering — but the category (often seen as just “solar shingles”) is perceived as too expensive or too experimental compared to the cost of separately installing solar and a traditional roof usingRead More
May 12, 2020 at 11:25 am Comments are Disabled
GAF Energy wants to own the roof-integrated solar product category in North America (solar systems installed by roofing contractors), and this new “Flex” option for its redesigned Decotech 2.0 system is another step toward that goal. Flex maintains the efficiency of standard system sizing, while also introducing new configuration choices forRead More
April 27, 2020 at 11:58 am Comments are Disabled
GAF Energy is improving upon its roof-integrated solar solution with the new and improved DecoTech 2.0. Perfect for roofing contractors expanding into solar, the redesigned product will deliver the same homeowner value and give installers a fast, easy, durable solar solution for customers. DecoTech 2.0 will maintain the same excellentRead More
April 6, 2020 at 2:41 pm Comments are Disabled
The coronavirus crisis is having a huge impact on solar installation business and project timelines. It’s also served to highlight areas in the solar PV sales proposal, permitting and design process that many solar companies could improve or streamline, via remote site assessment, shade analysis, system design software and integratedRead More
January 15, 2020 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled
Intersolar North America has a new home and time — set for San Diego from Feb. 4-6. Yes, it is right around the corner! For those attending, be sure to kick off your Solar+ Decade the right way and check out what’s new at the booths below. Then maybe comeRead More
January 7, 2020 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled
Solar Builder is teaming with ARPA-E to detail academic research into the value of high-efficiency solar panels in residential applications. The findings will be in an article in our Q1 print issue (subscribe here), but the researchers will also be explaining their findings (and taking questions) in a Solar BuilderRead More