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  • Microgrid deployments continue to increase globally

    Microgrid deployments continue to increase globally, and as of 2Q 2016, Navigant Research has identified 1,568 projects representing more than 15 GW of capacity in the 10th edition of its Microgrid Deployment Tracker. Since the last update, 148 projects were added to the database, accounting for nearly 2 GW of capacity,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarWorld forms training partnership with SEI (includes coursework discounts)

    SolarWorld, an American manufacturer of crystalline-silicon solar technology, launched a training partnership with renewable-energy school Solar Energy International (SEI) that will include discounts on online coursework. SolarWorld has more than 40 years of experience in U.S. solar manufacturing, while the nonprofit SEI, with 45,000 alumni worldwide, is celebrating 25 yearsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Floating solar company Ciel et Terre hits U.S. shores for first time

    International alternative floating PV leader Ciel et Terre extends its large-­scale floating photovoltaic (PV) technology to the U.S. with a new team in Petaluma, Calif., and a manufacturing facility in Georgia to provide a system that is entirely made in the United States. Established in 2006 as a renewable IndependentRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GameChange Solar introduces 5-7 week lead time for trackers

    GameChange Solar announced that it has implemented a five to seven week delivery time as standard for all tracker structural components, effective immediately. By the fourth quarter of 2016, this five to seven week standard will include the complete system with controllers and actuators (which currently require an additional twoRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Replacing a Wall With Shutters

    It’s always great to see dwellings where the separation between the indoor and outdoor space is so minimal it hardly exists. One great example of that is this cottage in Utrecht, which features shutters along one entire wall. When these shutters are opened, light floods the interior of this cottage, and what’s more, they built…