U.S.-headquartered solar panel provider Solaria announced it has filed suit against Chinese panel manufacturer Canadian Solar in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit alleges that Canadian Solar, with operations in China and Southeast Asia, infringes Solaria’s U.S. patent that covers a process for separating PV strips from solar…
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In 2010, QuickBOLT changed the installation game with the patented QuickBOLT. This year, they are introducing the fastest, simplest, and most efficient solar mounting system yet – the QB2. Like the extremely popular Low Profile QuickBOLT, the QB2 utilizes the 100% leak-proof, code-compliant, and UL Certified Microflashing®. Microflashing® is a stainless steel backed EPDM washer…
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