Author: LEED Blogger

  • Solar Industry Capital Spending Hits Seven-Year Low in 2013

    Although global capital spending this year in the photovoltaics supply chain is expected to fall to its lowest level since 2006, indications signal that the downturn in investment has hit bottom and that purchases of equipment may soon rebound. Capital […] — Solar Builder magazine

  • JinkoSolar Donates Solar Modules for Low-Income Homeowners

    JinkoSolar Holding Co., a leading global PV solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it has created a strategic partnership with GRID Alternatives, a U.S. nonprofit solar installer, to donate 150 kW of its solar modules toward the installation and […] — Solar Builder magazine

  • Conergy Partners with SMA to Improve Customer Service

    Conergy USA, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, is constantly improving its customer service. In the U.S. market, Conergy has strengthened its existing partnership with SMA America to better support Conergy customers with enhanced benefits, greater […] — Solar Builder magazine

  • Going Off the Grid Gehry-Style

    Next year’s SUPRASTUDIO program at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design will be all about going off the grid on an urban scale. In a recent discussion with Dennis Shelden, Craig Webb, and Andrew Witt of Gehry Technologies, Frank Gehry talks about how, early in his career, he would get upset when electricians came into his…

  • Starwood Hotels & Resports to Develop Solar Power with NRG Energy

    From the Caribbean Summit of Political and Business Leaders that took place in the British Virgin Islands last week, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. and NRG Energy Inc. on Friday announced a new global alliance to expand the use […] — Solar Builder magazine