Author: LEED Blogger
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GameChange Racking introduces I Beam Foundation Option for Ground Systems
GameChange Racking introduced I beams as a foundation option for its Max-Span Post System. “Whereas the GameChange Sticky-Pile seamlessly slips over beam and brace thereby eliminating all connecting brackets as well as reducing hardware counts, enabling faster install than any competitive system, and is made of higher grade steel enablingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New England energy leaders trying to modernize their grid (we start slow clap)
The Advanced Energy Economy reports that top energy leaders from the six New England states met with utility and advanced energy industry leaders in a session to explore common efforts to modernize the electric power grid and design electric rates to maximize the benefits of new, distributed energy technologies likeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Vertical Forest Building Planned in Switzerland
The Italian architect Stefano Boeri has been given a go ahead to create a “vertical forest” apartment building to be constructed in Lausanne, Switzerland. The innovative building will have trees planted on every level, while it will also feature a number of sustainable technologies, such as solar power and a rainwater collection system. The building…
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What is the Decentralized MW Solution? Yaskawa-Solectria explains
We repeat from the headline: What is the Decentralized MW Solution? According to Yaskawa – Solectria Solar, the Decentralized MW Solution includes all major system components (inverters, AC panelboards, AC switchboards, AC switches, transformers and/or monitoring). A customer may purchase inverters and/or monitoring alone or inverters and other system components withRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Utility leads the way by installing solar+storage system for residential customers
Solar+storage is still on the fringes of the market and looking for a champion. Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation in Ontario, Canada, is now one of these champions. The utility is one of the first in North America to lead the installation of grid-friendly residential solar-plus-storage systems, and will beRead More — Solar Builder magazine