Privacy Policy
Privacy Statement
We have posted this privacy policy to notify you of the current privacy practices of Uplift Solar Corp. (Uplift). We recognize and take seriously our professional obligation to keep information about visitors to this site (referred to in this document as “you”) confidential and secure.
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Information We Collect
In the course of providing information and services to you, Uplift may collect various types of personal information directly from you and, with your authorization, from third parties such as accountants, financial advisors, insurance agents, banking institutions, and other advisors. We also may collect personal information of companies and individuals who are former customers, or who have not been our customers.
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Examples of personal information are name, physical and e-mail address, account balance information, balance sheet and income information, and other nonpublic information that you provide to us in order to obtain service from us. Nonpublic information may include the fact that an individual is or has been a customer.
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We Do Not Share Information
Uplift does not sell or otherwise share personal information with marketers offering their products and services. Accordingly, you do not need to take any action to prevent disclosure.
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We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about customers, prospective customers, or former customers except as required or permitted by law. Under US federal law, we are permitted to disclose nonpublic personal information under certain circumstances such as: (a) when you consent; (b) when disclosure is necessary to carry out a transaction that you have requested; (c) in connection with a fraud investigation; or (d) to comply with a properly authorized subpoena or similar legal process.
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Protecting the Confidentiality of Nonpublic Personal Information
We value your trust and handle information about you with care. It is our policy to restrict access to personal information about you. To protect your personal information, Uplift maintains procedural safeguards to avoid unauthorized disclosure and does not share the information with third parties without your consent.
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Informational and Marketing Activities
With your consent, we may also use your personal information to provide you information about industry developments of potential interest to you and to conduct other marketing activities. These activities may involve e-mails, other online content, and physical meetings.
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Contacting Us
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or if you feel that we have not handled information about you properly, please contact us at info@upliftsolar.com so that we may address your inquiry or issue.
Updates
Our privacy policy may change occasionally, however you may always review our current policy on our website at www.upliftsolar.com or contact us at info@upliftsolar.com.
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Electrical compatibility
Too many times we hear that off-the-shelf options don’t handle high enough current or low enough voltage, or that one unit is insufficient but multiples are not cost-efficient. Innovators might even assume (incorrectly) that they have to design their device around the voltage, current and power limits of the off-the-shelf product available to them.
Physical compatibility
Many energy innovations require entirely new approaches to installation, or have no permanent installation at all. Existing power electronics have thickness, weight, length, and width that fits only certain types of solar systems and an assumed physical space or environment. They are awkward for solar systems that have no logical or safe place for the extra part.
Power optimization
For some power systems, the number one value is the number of watts. Steep installation angles, unusual placement, or aesthetic of the innovation may compromise the full efficiency of the solar panel.
Lost opportunity due to partial shading
Certain rooftops and solar use cases such as mobile or portable PV may not always avoid partial shading. Shade affects more than just the shaded panel, possibly compromising voltage output and power from the entire array. Attempts to avoid shade undermine flexibility in panel placement that may be needed to work around nearby landscape features.
Bypass diodes are not an option
Solar is advancing towards new chemistries with promise of greater efficiencies. Some of these chemistries, like perovskites, are more sensitive than silicon cells to the effects of current caused by diode operations.
Installation requires training and know-how
Solar is reaching new horizons where people with the need and do-it-yourself spirit will set up their own solar system. That’s not possible when installations require many components that must be electrically compatible with each other for the system to work. Solar must be user-friendly, plug and play so that anyone, without special knowledge, can deploy and turn it on.
Reliability
Solar panels and racking have been demonstrated to last decades, but most power electronics require replacement after 10-15 years. Power electronics can be susceptible to the elements and lose function due to heat, humidity, or other ambient factors that cause corrosion and degradation, and replacing hard-to-reach electronics is an expensive and disruptive nuisance.
Communications
Power electronics for different applications and functions within the power system rely on different communications protocols. The electronics need to be able to handle power line, short-range, wireless to the cloud, and satellite protocols.
Edge computing and block chain
Energy innovations are following other fast-moving technology innovations such as home energy management systems and those enabling smart cities. In that ecosystem, power supply enhances its value by digital interoperability and contributing to the enormous demand for computations needed to drive distributed intelligence upward.
High customization
Your energy resource – solar or battery – may be unique and complicated enough that you need a complex custom operating system. Integrating your power system in a way that helps you scale your manufacturing and production requires the right power electronics backed by the right engineering team.