Re: [RE-wrenches] Evergreen - now what?

2009-11-05 Thread David Katz
GE makes their modules in China, and they are going out of module production completely soon. Unisolar makes theirs in Mexico. Schott brings the cells in from Germany made with silicon from europe Sharp brings the cells in from Japan made with silicon from Japan REC makes modules in Sweden from

Re: [RE-wrenches] Evergreen - now what?

2009-11-05 Thread David Katz
SolarWorld is made in the US from US silicon. They start with refined silicon and make the cells in Oregon, then make the modules in CA. They have been doing a great job since 1980 when they were ARCO Siemens Shell ... They may be the only real US module manufacturer - German owned though.

[RE-wrenches] Uni-Solar IS USA made

2009-11-05 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar
Correction David. Uni-Solar produces their product completely in the US with US labor and US materials. The Mexico plant was for framed module assembly and for cutting the laminates. They have stopped production of the framed modules but the cutting process is still in Tijuana. Since

[RE-wrenches] Trace Legend inverter/charger

2009-11-05 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar
Battery Wrenches, Does anyone have a new (old) stock Trace Legend L1512-B20D inverter/ charger? I need the one with breakers built in. Other than Magnum ME series, are there any other mod square wave inverter chargers with output breakers built in? I know it's a long shot but this is an

Re: [RE-wrenches] Astropower 110

2009-11-05 Thread Max Balchowsky
---Have a job (install almost 10 yrs ago) and need 2 Astropower 110 watt modules. Any of those laying around? Max Balchowsky SEE Systems ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options settings:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fw: Evergreen

2009-11-05 Thread Allan Sindelar
Dana, That 32% is a very useful number, and it matches with our experience as well. But I need to verify a couple of assumptions, please: Does this represent average annual production, rather than peak seasonal? And is it a grid-tied system? Thanks, Allan Allan Sindelar