LEED Points

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  • 3 reasons Donald Trump won’t kill the solar industry

    On the campaign trail, Donald Trump made it clear that he favored coal and natural gas, wanted to kill energy regulations, and that he thought wind and solar power were too expensive. In fact, at a May 2016 press conference Trump said, “I know a lot about solar, the problemRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New England Solar buys two large-scale Sunpower projects in California

    New Energy Solar acquired a substantial majority interest in two large-scale solar projects developed/designed by SunPower, totaling over 134 MW, located in Kern County, Calif. SunPower will retain an ownership interest in the projects, which each having a capacity of 67.4 MWs, and provide ongoing operation and maintenance services. StanfordRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Thin-Film in 2016: Don’t look now, but thin-film PV is positioned for growth

    A narrative has formed around thin-film PV modules that doesn’t totally match the reality. Initially neck and neck with crystalline silicon as the solar industry grew in the ‘90s, some high-profile big bets, headlined by Solyndra, did not pay off. We won’t rehash that old territory, but where previous technologyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Trina Solar says it hit a new mono-crystalline PERC cell efficiency record

    Feels like its been awhile since a module manufacturer touted an efficiency record. The wait is over: Trina Solar Limited announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China set a new world conversion efficiency record of 22.61 percent for a high-efficiency p-type mono-crystalline silicon (c-Si)Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vivint Solar makes official CEO appointment

    Vivint Solar appointed a new chief executive officer: David Bywater. This may not be a surprise as Bywater has been acting in the role of interim CEO of Vivint Solar since May 2. Having consulted with and helped run some of the world’s most innovative and dynamic companies, Bywater bringsRead More — Solar Builder magazine