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  • Driving pile in Minnesota: How Landwehr handles longer than normal piles up north

    Large-scale solar projects are becoming more common in Minnesota, and as you might expect, installation of these projects requires a different approach than large-scale projects in those popular desert climates. An example would be a new 5 MW AC Project south of the Twin Cities. On approximately 20 acres, twoRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Glass Tower That Might Actually be Energy Efficient

    The recently completed Beijing Greenland Center, built by Chicago’s Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) may not look like a very energy efficient building at first glance, given it’s glazed façade. However, the trapezoidal shape of the windows is said to actually improve the building’s energy performance. The Beijing Greenland Center is 853 ft (260 m)…

  • IKEA reveals plans for its latest solar installation

    Forward-thinking companies aren’t adding solar to their rooftops just for the financial payback — they are doing it to make a statement. (Do you know which retailer came out on top for solar capacity this year?).  IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, is one such company and announced plansRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How much U.S. solar capacity is owned by third-parties?

    Distributed solar capacity in the United States, which includes all solar power capacity other than utility-scale installations 1 MW or larger, totaled 12.3 gigawatts (GW) as of September. About 30% of that amount (3.7 GW) was owned by third-party owners. Third-party owners are private companies that provide either solar electricityRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New solar sales partnership formed in select markets between Sungevity, JLM Energy

    Here’s a partnership that could streamline solar sales and installs in certain areas: Sungevity, Inc., a technology company with a platform for the sale and installation of solar energy systems to residential and commercial customers, is teaming with Just Energy Group Inc. and its energy management solutions to accelerate solar adoptionRead More — Solar Builder magazine