SolarSummary: October 22 28, 2002

by Kirsten Elder Companies in the newsKonarka Technologies PowerLight Corp Schott APC Shell Solar New Products The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) has released the second draft of t he requirements for the voluntary certification program of installers of PV systems. According to the NABCEP, the certification is not intended to prevent qualified individuals from installing PV systems or to replace state license requirements but rather, it is meant to provide a set of national practitioner standards by which PV installers with skills and experience can distinguish themselves. Certification will provide an educational tool for consumers and will encourage increased financing and reduced insurance rates for PV projects. It will be available voluntarily to those PV installers who feel they will benefit from it. NABCEP is asking for comments and feedback to these proposed requirements. (SolarAccess, 29/10/02)Applications One of the world’s largest photovoltaic roofs is getting bigger. In about a month, an additional megawatt of Shell Solar PV panels will be connected to the grid atop the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany. The planned commissioning of the PV System will be in November 2002. 7,560 solar modules with a peak output of 1.058 MW are currently […]

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