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Tools of Convenience Take on Time

By Chase Potter | August 19, 2010 | Comments (0) | Tweet This
Tools of Convenience Take on Time
With 14.6 GW of solar installations worldwide just this year, solar power has never been more popular. As new countries pass legislation to open up more markets to PV installations, the life of an installer becomes busier and busier. To combat the hectic schedules, SolarEdge developed 3 tools for its installers: the Side Design, Mapping and Configuration Tools. Read more »

SolarEdge Makes Impossible Installations Possible

By Danya Golan | August 12, 2010 | Comments (1) | Tweet This
SolarEdge Makes Impossible Installations Possible
Mr. Eitan Reem who lives in the peaceful Kfar Vradim village in northern Israel, wanted to join the constantly increasing community of home owners and farmers who install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on their roofs. He approached Solgal Energy, one of the leading PV installers in Israel who reviewed the house’s position and design and recommended the installation of a 4kW system on the southern façade of the roof. The Israeli FiT allows installation of systems up to 15kW on residential roofs, which prompted Dov Kotlar, Solgal’s CEO, to examine the possibility of utilizing the entire roof area to install a maximum capacity system. Read more »

The Arc Triumph

By Shalhevet Bar-Asher | July 20, 2010 | Comments (1) | Tweet This
The Arc Triumph
In recent posts we spoke about fire risks associated with PV systems and about the attractiveness of PV systems to thieves. Well, we’d like to mention one more menace… electric arcs. Read more »

The Rise and Fall of Solar Panel Thieves

By Danya Golan | June 29, 2010 | Comments (1) | Tweet This
The Rise and Fall of Solar Panel Thieves
Everybody loves solar! The green, clean, renewable energy is gaining acceptance, as more and more populations adopt it. It started with the innovators, who installed systems even when they were very expensive and less efficient than the systems today. In time, innovators were followed by home owners, land owners, farmers, investors, and now… thieves. Read more »

Impressions from Intersolar

By Amit Rosner | June 17, 2010 | Comments (0) | Tweet This
Impressions from Intersolar
Wow! It has been a fantastic show! The last few weeks were quite hectic with preparations and excitement towards the Intersolar Europe exhibition in Munich. As soon as we got there we instantly switched gear from intense behind-the-scenes office work to round-the-clock face to face sessions with new and old customers and friends. Read more »

PV & Safety Under (Or Above) the Same Roof

By Danya Golan | May 27, 2010 | Comments (2) | Tweet This
PV & Safety Under (Or Above) the Same Roof
So by now almost everybody knows why solar energy is good (e.g. these 10 good reasons), but not many consider the potential risks related to traditional PV installations. It is important to remember that DC voltage is generated by PV panels as long as the sun is up, even when grid power is down. Read more »

Shedding light on PV system shading

By Ilan Yoscovich | May 06, 2010 | Comments (0) | Tweet This
Shedding light on PV system shading
Installing a PV solar system is an exciting opportunity to get energy from a free and natural energy source - our sun. But are we really getting the maximum power out of our PV installation? Read more »

Bringing Light to Africa with PV Systems

By Amit Rosner | March 10, 2010 | Comments (1) | Tweet This
Bringing Light to Africa with PV Systems
Recently we’ve been privileged to take part in bringing light into people's lives in one of the world’s poorest regions. I just returned from a trip to Uganda with JHA, an American NGO that brings sustainable technologies to rural African villages. Please review a photo journal of our mission inside this blog entry Read more »

Distributed DC Architecture – Maximum Solar Power Harvesting

By Danya Golan | March 02, 2010 | Comments (0) | Tweet This
Distributed DC Architecture – Maximum Solar Power Harvesting
So we have a new blog, and we told you about our experiences from PV conferences around the globe, but we didn’t take the time yet, to explain who we are and what we do. To get all these answers you will have to keep following our blog, but I would like to start with a short but comprehensive description of the SolarEdge system and its benefits. Read more »

Under-voltage, PV safety and Tiger Woods in AEE Solar Dealer Conference

By Yaron Binder | February 25, 2010 | Comments (2) | Tweet This
Under-voltage, PV safety and Tiger Woods in AEE Solar Dealer Conference
I spent the end of last week in sunny Phoenix Arizona at the 3rd Annual AEE Solar Dealer Conference. Emphasis on sunny, as I had to shed 3 layers of clothing upon arrival, after flying in from the freezing East cost. Read more »

The energy to change – insights from Eilat-Eilot conference

By Amit Rosner | February 22, 2010 | Comments (1) | Tweet This
The energy to change – insights from Eilat-Eilot conference
I’ve spent three sunlit days last week in Eilat-Eilot 3rd International Renewable Energy Conference & Exhibition. Over 2,000 visitors from around the globe flocked to one of the sunniest places on Earth, including Israeli and foreign ministers, European and US renewables policy makers, PV experts and financial leaders, executives from global solar companies and local innovative start-ups. Read more »

Welcome to the SolarEdge Blog

By Danya Golan | February 22, 2010 | Comments (0) | Tweet This
Welcome to the SolarEdge Blog
Welcome to the new SolarEdge blog! We have started this blog in order to provide you with refreshing perspective on PV market news, trends and innovations. We are also going to use this platform to have our best experts share their experiences, ideas and knowledge of the global PV arena. Please feel free to share with us your thoughts and impressions of our posts, to post comments and to raise questions. Read more »