Author: LEED Blogger

  • New OutBack battery bridges gap between lead-acid, advanced storage

    OutBack Power debuted the EnergyCell Nano-Carbon battery line at this year’s Solar Power International Convention. This exciting new EnergyCell offering advances battery technology to a new category for customers requiring an energy storage solution that’s primary purpose is to accept frequent and partial charges and discharge cycles. This new advanced technology batteryRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Michigan breaks ground on largest community solar project

    Officials from Consumers Energy and Grand Valley State University celebrated their collaboration to expand renewable energy in Michigan, breaking ground on a new, 17-acre community solar project. “We thank Grand Valley State University for helping us take a Michigan-first approach to a sustainable future for our state,” said Dan Malone,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sustainable Home/Office Solution by Dwell

    More and more people are working from home these days, but most homes are not really designed to be part office space. Dwell Developments is seeking to rectify this via their new development in Seattle, the so-called Live/Work. These are a home-office hybrid and were designed to make working from home more comfortable and better…

  • Skylar Resources acquires rights to develop 180-MW Nevada solar project

    Skylar Resources L.P. acquired 100 percent interest in the option rights to develop the 180-MW Townsite PV project that KOWEPO Americas developed in Boulder City, Nev. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Townsite project is shovel-ready, fully permitted and ITC eligible. The projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Better Plants Program Improves Industrial Facility Efficiency

    DOE initiative helps manufacturers save $2.4 billion. More…