No license? No problem | City Magazine

I do research on occupational licensing, and when I ask people to guess which state bears the greatest licensing burden, they often name New York first. They’re usually shocked when I tell them that New York is actually a model state in this regard, compared to most other states. Their surprise is understandable, given New […]
The Switch for Home Solar Integration – pv magazine USA

Nature’s Generator now offers a 50-amp, 12-circuit switch to operate manually selected circuits from the backup system. July 9, 2024 Anne Fisher Image: Nature’s Birth Nature’s Generator has added a 50-amp, 120/240-volt 12-circuit transfer switch to its lineup of power transfer switches. Designed to connect a home’s solar power supply to a battery backup system, […]
ABB Launches Smart Panel for Home Energy Management – PV USA Magazine

In partnership with Lumin, the company has launched a solar panel with software to control solar, batteries, electric vehicle chargers, and more. June 4, 2024 Ryan Kennedy ABB has launched a new smart home energy management panel, called ReliaHome Smart Panel. The product, intended for residential projects in the United States and Canada, was developed […]
Using waste heat from photovoltaic panels to generate residential hot water – PV International Magazine

Scientists in the United States have developed a new thermal photovoltaic system design that uses parallel water tubes as a cooling system to reduce the operating temperature of photovoltaic panels. The waste heat generated from this process is then used to generate domestic hot water. December 12, 2023 Emiliano Bellini Researchers at the Multiphysics Interaction […]