Author: LEED Blogger
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SunEdison to close, sell, refocus some facilities as part of new silicon production strategy
SunEdison, Inc. is moving forward with a new strategy for its Solar Materials operations that is focused on asset-light proprietary silicon production technologies via partnerships and joint ventures. The goal here is to enhance profitability while preserving its high efficiency, cost effective solar panels supply for its downstream solar developmentRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Low-income Nevada elementary schools adding solar thanks to Open Energy, Black Rock Solar
More nice solar news from Nevada: Open Energy, a commercial solar debt finance provider, closed a construction solar loan totaling $500,000 with Nevada-based Black Rock Solar that will enable construction of a 550-kW project portfolio, consisting of four elementary schools serving low-income communities across northern Nevada. This project is supported by the LowerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PV system operators get precise energy regulation with WEB’log
meteocontrol North America, Inc., a subsidiary of meteocontrol GmbH and a provider of solar performance monitoring software, services and hardware, has upgraded its WEB’log data logger with a new intelligent control algorithm that gives photovoltaic (PV) system operators a higher degree of flexibility in regulating what proportion of self-generated energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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What you need to know about 1500-volt inverters
Seems like just yesterday that large-scale PV systems moved to 1,000 Vdc in the United States, but another sea change to the 1,500-volt system is imminent. The analysts at GTM Research believe the transition will begin in earnest this year, and so do many of the inverter manufacturers we surveyedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Proposed Efficiency Standard for Lighting
DOE seeks comment on new rules for LED, CFL bulbs. More…