Author: LEED Blogger
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Adara Power energy storage systems added to HECO qualified equipment list
Adara Power, a privately-held Silicon Valley company working on some really cool energy storage technology, sent word that its Adara Energy Storage System has been added to the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) list of qualified equipment for customer self supply (CSS) installations. Residential solar customers in Hawaii are now able to installRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Tin House Protects Against the Elements
The aptly named Tinhouse designed by Rural Design Architects and built on the picturesque Isle of Skye is a great example of sustainable architecture done right. The façade is clad in tin to protect against the elements, while most of the other materials used to construct the house were either recycled or repurposed. The home…
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CleanFund, Soligent partner on new financing option for solar equipment dealers
CleanFund, a specialty direct provider of long-term PACE financing for renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation and seismic improvements to commercial properties in the U.S., and Soligent, a large-volume distributor of solar system products in the U.S., have entered a partnership to help solar equipment dealers sell more solar energy systems toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Reduce costs, install time with these new utility-scale Eaton solar combiner boxes (1,500 volt)
Power management company Eaton just released its new Crouse-Hinds series 1,500 volt direct current (DC) combiner boxes for large-scale solar photovoltaic applications. The combiner boxes are designed to help customers reduce system costs by reducing wiring requirements and installation time. “As GTM research noted earlier this year, overall project costsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Fueling an Indy car with solar energy (kind of)
OK, so Indycar driver Stefan Wilson isn’t literally fueling his vehicle with solar energy, but Wilson’s enthusiasm for clean energy inspired him to launch a #THINKSOLAR campaign to bring about ecological awareness inside the racing world. Promoting reduced levels of CO2 at an Indycar race might seem an odd juxtaposition, butRead More — Solar Builder magazine