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  • Google expands Project Sunroof to explore whole community solar potential

    Google took its Project Sunroof initiative — a tool to help homeowners discover if solar is right for their house —  and is expanding it. This new data explorer tool will enable solar estimates for entire communities, in addition to individual homes, by leveraging 3D rooftop geometry from Google EarthRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NEXTracker signs big solar tracker MSA with EPC Biosar

    NEXTracker, a Flex company, signed a master services agreement to deliver its solar tracker technology to Biosar, part of Aktor Construction Group, and one of the largest engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms in the Western Hemisphere. The 191.5 MW solar power plant, Pirapora 1, is being constructed by BiosarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SMA hits 10 GW installed capacity in North America

    SMA has increased its installed inverter capacity in North America by 33 percent in less than a year to reach 10 GW. SMA credits the success to its product portfolio, which spans from large turnkey solutions for utility power plants and three-phase inverter technology with energy management function to fully optimizedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Election postmortem: Lots of solar industry worry, but also reasons for hope

    Well, that was a fun year of not having to worry about the future prospects of the solar industry. Electing a climate change denier with zero knowledge about energy, one who made countless calls to make fossil fuels great again, to be president makes the (continued) extension of the ITCRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • North Putnam Community Schools solar+storage project wins award at Midwest PV conference

    The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recognized the best photovoltaic projects in the Midwest at the PV Conference and Expo in Chicago. The Project of Distinction Award recognizes solar projects that demonstrate innovation, diverse community involvement, and best practices that advance the industry.Read More — Solar Builder magazine