Author: LEED Blogger
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Bill Gates-backed Heliogen has a concentrated solar breakthrough that can displace fossil fuels in industrial processes
For the first time commercially, there is a concentrated solar energy system to exceed temperatures greater than 1,000 degrees Celsius — a temperature that can replace the need for fossil fuels in critical industrial processes, including the production of cement, steel, and petrochemicals, according to Heliogen, the innovator of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SenseHawk releases app to improve solar site worker productivity
SenseHawk’s has created an application to combine a variety of critical productivity tools with an intuitive interface for solar site workers in the field. In the past, field workers have had to struggle with old-fashioned pen and paper or standalone apps with limited functionality and cumbersome data-entry interfaces. SenseHawk App changesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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8minute Solar Energy, Capital Dynamics cut ribbon on 450-MW Springbok Solar Cluster
8minute Solar Energy, one of the largest independent solar and storage developer in the U.S., and Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, celebrated the completion and commercial operation of the 450-Megawatt Springbok Solar Cluster in Kern County, California. Elected officials, key executives, and others were on handRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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South Carolina set to lose a bunch of solar jobs, progress after setting insanely low solar rates
The solar industry made South Carolina a priority this year. The state had outdated regulations that were holding back renewable energy demand. In May, state lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill that solved all of these issues. It lifted net metering caps, allowed for solar leases and much more. As partRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Countdown to 2020, part VI: Time’s Up, California
This final article in our Countdown to 2020 series originally appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of Solar Builder. Subscribe here for free if you haven’t already. The launch of California’s Title 24 new build solar mandate is less than two months away, and it’s nowhere near the topRead More — Solar Builder magazine