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  • STAG Industrial adding four rooftop solar systems on East Coast properties

    Real estate investment trust STAG Industrial announced the groundbreaking of four new solar rooftop systems in Massachusetts and one in New Jersey which will deliver energy to the electrical grid. Black Bear Energy facilitated the project in partnership with STAG. “Hosting solar on industrial buildings challenges the mindset that theseRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • World’s largest horseradish grower adds solar PV system in Northern Wisconsin

    Silver Spring Foods, the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish, has made several business moves in the last three months to position the company for the future: acquire a competitive brand to close the gap on their supply due to the global horseradish shortage; pivot its business to respondRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Researchers uncover way to study ‘hot electrons’ — a step toward more efficient solar

    Highly energetic, “hot” electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy, but scientists haven’t been able to measure the energies of those electrons, limiting their use. Until now! Researchers at Purdue University and the University of Michigan have built a way to analyze them. “There haveRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Request for Qualifications for solar co-development partner issued in Virginia

    The Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a solar co-development partner for commercial-scale solar projects throughout the seven-county coalfield region. The workgroup seeks to enter into an agreement to collaboratively identify, design, finance, and install cost-effective, commercial-scale solar projects. Interested firms are invited toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Panasonic’s solar panel warranty now covers labor on entire PV system

    Just as we posted our interview with Panasonic installers on the benefits of aligning with the powerful brand, Panasonic announced the expansion of its 25-year warranty on solar panels to include labor on all components of the residential solar system, including the monitoring and interconnection hardware and racking system. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine