Author: LEED Blogger

  • Solar installer buys naming rights to NHL team’s ice rinks

    In conjunction with opening day for the 2016-17 National Hockey League season, Sharks Sports & Entertainment announced an agreement with Solar4America by PetersenDean Roofing & Solar to rename the Sharks’ Ice rinks in San Jose and Fremont. The multi-year, partnership will include prominent signage on the exterior and interior ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sungrow showcases new string inverter at International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition

    Sungrow showcased the SG2500-MV central inverter and the new SG60KTL string inverter, at the International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia 2016 (IGEM 2016). Sungrow’s central inverter SG2500-MV is best characterized by its cost effectiveness and highly reliable containerized design. The 20-foot container design reduces the costs ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • AEE leads discussions on improving energy efficiency in Illinois

    Advanced Energy Economy Instituteis meeting with utility, advanced energy, and thought leaders in Illinois (and Chicago, specifically) to discuss the status and barriers of the industrial energy efficiency sector. Increased communication with industrial users was a common theme echoed by many throughout the discussion. The industrial sector is the largestRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Mercom: Solar corporate funding hits $3 billion in Q3 2016

    Mercom Capital Group LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the third quarter of 2016. Total corporate funding, including venture capital, public market and debt financing into the solar sector in Q3 2016Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Planes Upcycled Into Garden Offices

    The firm Dappr Aviation’s Aeropod has come up with a very unique design for garden offices, sheds, bars or extra bedrooms. They are building these structures out of decommissioned planes by using parts of the fuselage as the main building block. The structures are called Aeropods, which is quite an apt name. Each Aeropod is…