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September 2, 2008 – Vol.13 No.24 Envision Solar Offers “Flat-Pack” Modular Solar Shade Structures. The easy to install LifeTree (tm) and LifeShade (tm) each have eight solar panels providing 1.4 kilowatt of solar generated electricity. LifeTree is a single post steel structure with a cantilevered canopy, and the LifeShade is a four-post structure made of Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certified sustainable wood. Both products recreational shade and solar power without a requirement for a complex and invasive rooftop installation. The structures are shipped in easy to assemble components and include solar power modules, micro-inverters, and access to an online real-time tracking system to monitor production of clean energy. The structures are anchored in post-holes by concrete, in much the same way that basketball hoops or flagpoles are installed, and a local electrician can connect the AC wiring from the structure to the house meter. Both products are equipped with “micro-inverters” from Enphase Energy. Micro-inverters convert the energy from the sun into usable alternating current at each module, eliminating the need for a bulky inverter on the side of the building at the meter and making connection to the meter a less costly undertaking. Enphase Energy also offers online access to a real-time monitoring package so that owners can track their clean energy production.
LifeShade is priced at $15,500 and $18,500 for the LifeTree. Envision Solar International, Inc., of La Jolla, California, is a turn-key, solar integrated building systems developer. The company is best known for its award-winning design of the Solar Trees(tm) in Kyocera Solar’s landmark Solar Grove (tm) (8/26/08)
Links: Envision Solar Enphase Energy
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