Category: General knowledge

  • Getting a Permit: basics

    Getting a permit The first question before installing a solar energy system is, “do I need a permit?” The answer is maybe. Call your local townhall to: investigate local building codes, zoning ordinances, and subdivision covenants, as well as any special regulations The City of Toronto has published this guide to their process. In Toronto’s…

  • Solar All-In-One: coming when?

    The new class of solar controller / inverter and charger products (CICs)are coming Some of them, like the Victron Quattro have been around for awhile. Though the Victron is technically only an inverter/charger the “multigrid” and “easy solar” are coming soon to North America. So what is this new class of solar device?

  • Where are we going?

    Finding solutions to problems There is a problem with solar. Lack of information that is reliable. Vendors acknowledge only their products. The web is a morass of incomplete info as people hug knowledge to their chests as if it were worth more hidden away then shared. The role of Bobolink Solar is to find solutions and share…