After weeks of waiting, we’ve finally launched our much-anticipated “Real World PV Panel Challenge” – an unbiased, side-by-side comparison of some of the leading solar products on the market. We first started receiving requests for such a Challenge as far back as 2010 – maybe even earlier. And had we done it then, I’m sure it would [...]
Product comparisons are fun. As a species, we can’t seem to get enough of test drives, blind taste tests, comparison charts, and the like (remember the Pepsi Challenge and those Mac vs. PC ads a few years ago?) Some of us even take it to the next level. Have you ever secretly switched your friend’s [...]
USSolar Institute to host Schletter Solar second-annual Roadshow, which focuses on commercial and utility-scale solar applications, as it travels to the Sunshine State stopping in Ft Lauderdale on May 10th and 11th. Fort Lauderdale, FL – April 30, 2013 – Schletter©, a worldwide leader in photovoltaic mounting systems, is staging its second-annual nationwide Solar Roadshow [...]
If you read our earlier post you already know that solar PV training leads to job security in all 50 states. According to a recent report by the Solar Foundation, the entire industry is hiring —and this job growth isn’t simply limited to the usual suspects like California or Florida. Many states with far less [...]
USSolar Institute (USSI) clean the Florida PV Industry by exposing solar panel maker Blue Chip Energy as a fraud in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, sparking a nationwide panel recall from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listing, violations citations, and more. Fort Lauderdale, FL – April 22, 2013 – The year 2012 was a banner year for America’s [...]
According to a recent report by the Solar Foundation, the entire photovoltaic (PV) industry is one of the strongest job fields in existence, with new employment opportunities arising in every state. We promote the virtues of installing solar panels in sunny Florida, where we are based. There are job opportunities across the state, and our [...]
We have some recent developments in the ongoing saga with Blue Chip Energy (a.k.a Advanced Solar Photonics (ASP)). If you’ve been following this blog, you already know that this Orlando-based solar PV panel manufacturer found itself in hot water after Underwriters Laboratories (UL) caught it producing unlisted panels. Learn solar energy at USSI and do [...]
Florida Contractor Don’t Buy ASP Panels. I usually like to title our posts with catchy headlines or newsworthy sound bites. But today’s topic is important enough that I can cut straight to the chase. Hope I got your attention. In an earlier post, we discussed the importance of selecting the right solar panel packages – [...]
Jamaica Solar Industry. With emerging markets, we often talk about “potential” growth and “potential” investment – safety words that keep the dream alive without committing us to actual action. Having worked in solar for decades, “potential” is a concept with which I’m all too familiar. Ever since the oil embargoes of the 1970s, this industry [...]
And yet another installment in our series on the importance of solar PV warranties. If you’ve followed the last few blogs on this topic, you already know that a warranty is only as good as the company standing behind it. In previous installments, US Solar Institute covered ASP (a.k.a. BlueChip Energy) – a solar parts [...]
