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One of the largest solar conferences in the U.S., Intersolar, kicked off on Tuesday in downtown San Francisco, and is expected to draw around 22,000 attendees in the solar and power sectors this week. Here’s photos of the latest solar gear shown across two floors.

Solar polar bear

Solar polar bear

One of the largest solar conferences in the U.S., Intersolar, kicked off on Tuesday in downtown San Francisco, and is expected to draw around 22,000 attendees in the solar and power sectors this week. One of my favorite parts of the event is checking out the latest solar gear that the companies tout at their booths, spread across two floors at the Moscone Center.

Here’s what I saw this year:

 
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    Concentrix Solar makes solar concentrating photovoltaic gear, and is owned by French semiconductor company Soitec. The mirrors and lenses concentrate the sunlight onto triple junction solar cells.
    Soitec's concentrating solar gear
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    SolFocus' solar concentrating photovoltaic gear. The mirrors concentrate the sunlight onto triple junction solar cells.
    SolFocus' solar concentrating photovoltaic gear
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    This is how tall an installation of SolFocus' is.
    This is how tall an installation of SolFocus' is. Four concentrators high.
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    Hanwha Solar hearts the Giants
    Hanwha Solar hearts the Giants
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    SoloPower's solar panel booth
    SoloPower's solar panel booth
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    SolarWorld's single axis tracker Suntrac
    SolarWorld's single axis tracker Suntrac
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    SolarWorld's ground-mounted Sunfix
    SolarWorld's ground-mounted Sunfix
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    Sun Master's solar collector tech
    Sun Master's solar collector tech
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    Baymak solar collector
    Baymak solar collector
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    Stiebel Eltron's solar water heaters
    Stiebel Eltron's solar water heaters
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    Lucy New Energy Technology's solar air conditioner
    Lucy New Energy Technology's solar air conditioner
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    Quick Mount PV
    Roof mounts that are quick and waterproof.
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    REFUsol solar inverter
    REFUsol solar inverter. Lots of big inverters at the show.
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    SolarEdge's power optimizer
    SolarEdge's power optimizer
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    Mage Solar panel with SolarBridge microinverter
    Mage Solar panel with SolarBridge microinverter
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    Mage Solar panel with SolarBridge microinverter
    Mage Solar panel with SolarBridge microinverter
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    Microinverters are the new thang
    Microinverters are the new thang. Via Sparq Systems
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    Microinverters are the new black
    Microinverters are the new black. Via APtronic.
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    Solar data & monitoring system
    Solar data & monitoring system via Solar Data Systems
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    Hyundai going big on solar
    Hyundai going big on solar
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    Solar monitoring system via Draker
    Solar monitoring system via Draker
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    Solar surveillance via American Integrated Security Group
    Solar surveillance via American Integrated Security Group
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    Efficiency is a big deal for solar makers in this tough year
    Efficiency is a big deal for solar makers in this tough year
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    Solar monitoring by Campbell Scientific
    Solar monitoring by Campbell Scientific
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    Hyundai's solar polar bears
    Hyundai's solar polar bears
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    Solar polar bear
    Solar polar bear
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    Solar installer gear from Seaward Group
    Solar installer gear from Seaward Group
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    Solar window tech from GCL
    Solar window tech from GCL
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    Solar PV shade made by the Fraunhofer researchers
    Solar PV shade made by the Fraunhofer researchers
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    Dye solar modules from Fraunhofer
    Dye solar modules from Fraunhofer
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    Epitaxial wafer with reflector
    Epitaxial wafer with reflector
  1. MySchizo Buddy Wednesday, July 11 2012

    Questions
    When will Seaward launch an IV Curve Tracer?
    What is the power output and efficiency of just one array from Solfocus and Soitec?
    Where is amonix, semprius and emcore?
    What’s the website of Lucy New Energy Technology?

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  2. Charles E. Campbell Thursday, July 12 2012

    Solar Energy is an exciting form of renewable energy, if greed can be removed from the equation. There are some exciting new innovations and technologies being developed. I propose a genome strategies where solar energy companies sign a collaborative agreement to form a single global research company that combines all forms of solar energy technologies and produce the best solar systems and consumer products that everyone can manufacture and sell and 25% of their profits must be sonated to continue funding the research company. Collaboration is the 21st century model, not competition or greed.

    If this is done, I will share with the research company a global innovation in solar energy that will satisfy the planet’s entire energy needs. That’s a promise!

    Charles E. Campbell, Founder & CEO
    Allen Hydro Energy Corpoation (AHEC)
    http://www.ahecEnergy.com
    Columbus, Ohio 43232
    ahecgreen@live.com

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  3. Dave Mackey Thursday, July 12 2012

    Beautiful. Though I’d love to know a bit more about each of these technologies and their availability/pricing/target audience.

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