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  • Lack of qualified workers hurting solar installer growth, says new report

    Two-thirds of solar installation firms report that difficulty finding qualified applicants is increasing costs and impacting their ability to grow, according to a new research report released by The Solar Foundation, National Administrator of the Solar Training Network. The report also shows that increased investment in post-hire training could reduceRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PV cost reduction: Germany’s M10 Industries boosts its crystalline solar cell soldering speed

    With its Kubus tabber-stringer, M10 Industries AG from Freiburg, Germany, has once again achieved a new performance record in the industrial soldering of crystalline solar cells and has set a new standard. With 5,500 cells per hour and unique plant availability (uptime) of 98 percent, Kubus is the only tabber-stringerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Chicago steps up: City buildings to run on 100 percent renewable energy by 2025

    A group of Chicago’s political leaders jointly announced their commitment to move their buildings’ electricity use to 100 percent renew-able energy by 2025 this week. When implemented, Chicago will be the largest major city in the country to have a 100 percent renewable energy supply for its public buildings. “AsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Hawaii expands customer grid supply capacity (adding 20 MW)

    The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) made a decision to expand capacity of its customer grid supply CGS program to add 20 MW of capacity — an estimated 2,800 rooftop solar systems. The CGS program provides utility customers a PUC-approved credit for any surplus electricity their solar installations export to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Several ‘first’ achieved in this New York City apartment microgrid project

    Construction work has begun on Demand Energy‘s renewable-energy-plus-storage microgrid at Marcus Garvey Village, a mixed-income apartment complex in New York City owned by L+M Development Partners. This will be the first lithium-ion battery-based microgrid in the city. Firsts! The project achieves several significant milestones for New York City’s power grid:Read More — Solar Builder magazine