Another solar magazine

Photon International:
the Photovoltaic Magazine
www.photo-international.com

Anaheim CA solar show

Was large and full of attendees.
Took 7 hours to walk past each booth with short time to say hi & grab literature at each.
New module colors- purple, red, yellow, green-- not just blue and black any more!
www.solarpowerinternational.com

Another solar-related magazine

enerG - Alternative Sources Magazine
( www.altenerG.com )

Top 5 states of grid-tie PV systems installed!

1. California (530 MW installed)
2. New Jersey (70 MW installed)
3. Colorado (65 MW installed)
4. Nevada (35 MW installed)
5. Arizona (25 MW installed)

Deep-cycle batteries: who really makes them?

For many small off-grid and RV solar projects, often these are using deep-cycle batteries from automotive distributors. Although about 12 'brands' are readily available, these are made by three main battery manfacturers:

Delphi:
--AC-Delco
--some EverStart (WalMart)

Excide:
--Champion
--Excide
--Napa
--some EverStart (WalMart)

Johnson Controls:
--DieHard (Sears)
--Duralast (AutoZone)
--Interstate
--Kirkland (CostCo)
--Motorcraft (Ford)
--some EverStart (Walmart)

Another solar-related magazine:

North American Clean Energy
www.nacleanenergy.com
Is Canada-based

Two more solar magazines:

PV Magazine
www.pv-magazine.com

Solar Industry
www.solarindustrymag.com


(Previously listed:

Home Power
www.HomePower.com

Solar Pro
www.SolarProfessional.com

Solar Today
www.SolarToday.org )