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  • Sonnenbatterie energy storage system now an approved product for HERO financing

    The Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) financing program has just named Sonnenbatterie’s residential and commercial intuitive energy storage management solutions as approved products. Sonnenbatterie manufactures lithium-ion energy storage systems for residential customers wanting a reliable system for self-consumption. Sonnenbatterie also offers applications for backup power, enabling energy independence with alternative energy sourcesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Dominion Energy takes charge of 80-MW solar facility in Virginia

    Dominion Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Dominion, acquired an 80-MW solar facility in Virginia from project developer Community Energy. This is going to be one of the largest solar facilities in the mid-Atlantic region, and construction is expected to begin later in 2015. The facility would enter service in fall 2016.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Fold Out Balcony

    For many apartment dwellers a balcony is but a dream, yet with this new fold out window it could well become reality. Architect Aldana Ferrer Garcia, who is based in Brooklyn, NY, has come up with the so-called “More Sky” window system, which can be installed in place of existing windows. The special design of…

  • Global data center company’s two new PPAs will give 100% renewable energy coverage

    Data centers require a ton of energy. Equinix, Inc., a global interconnection and data center company, has made a move to diversify its sources for that energy, signing two power purchase agreements (PPA) for wind energy in Oklahoma and Texas that would then give the company 100 percent renewable energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How new solar module technology lifts efficiency, limits price

    A whirlwind of new technology improvements are appearing in solar modules made by the world’s leading manufacturers, with common goals of improving performance and efficiency, while holding costs down to the bare bone. Many of these advances were touted during the recent SPI show in Anaheim, where manufacturers vied forRead More — Solar Builder magazine