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  • IronRidge Expands XR Rail Family with New Sizes for Solar Arrays

    IronRidge, Inc., a manufacturer of solar mounting products, today announced the expansion of its XR Rail Family to include three new rail sizes, all featuring the company’s signature curved profile. The new offering empowers solar designers to improve solar mounting system performance while reducing cost by as much as 15-20%.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Oshawa Power, Panasonic Eco Solutions Kick Off Canadian PV + Energy Storage Project

    Oshawa Power and Panasonic Eco Solutions, together with select strategic technology partners including Tabuchi Electric Co. of Japan and with support from the City of Oshawa, have today kicked off an innovative solar PV and energy management pilot project in the City of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The project will involveRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Awesome Shipping Container Homes in New York City

    The stackable nature of shipping containers allows them to be used, among other things, to build homes in very small spots. One area where this comes in very helpful is in cities where available space is scarce. Given the housing crisis in cities across the globe, shipping container homes are a great way to offer…

  • SolarCraft Installs 500-kW Roof-Mount ReneSola System in California

    SolarCraft announced the completion of a  518.5-kW solar power system at Marin County’s New Emergency Operations Facility in San Rafael, Calif.  Designed and built by SolarCraft, the county’s new solar panel system will reduce its carbon footprint while saving millions in utility costs in the years to come. The solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Canadian Solar Modules Used In 4-MW NRG Project in U.S. Virgin Islands

    Canadian Solar Inc. today announced that the Company supplied 4 MW of Canadian Solar PV Modules for the Spanish Town Estate Solar project, recently acquired by NRG Energy Inc. The project is located in St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands and utilizes 14,400 high-efficiency Canadian Solar CS6X-P 305 PolycrystallineRead More — Solar Builder magazine