Author: LEED Blogger
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Is climate change a public health crisis? This study links $10 billion in health costs to it
Climate change is taking a huge toll on all aspects of life, including Americans’ health — so much so that it could constitute a public health crisis, a new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the University of California, San Francisco, suggests. The study, published in the journalRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Watt’s Next? A crowd-sourced collection of ideas, innovations and inquiries for the Solar+ Decade
It’s gonna break my heart to see it blown to bits. That’s the refrain of the best song of 2019, “Blown to Bits” by Charly Bliss — a catchy rumination on the state of the world right now. It was playing in my headphones as I put this section togetherRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Q CELLS has a ‘gapless’ solar module and new energy storage system to show you at SPI 2019
Booth 1419 Q CELLS, one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, will reveal prototypes of its first ever gapless solar modules at the 2019 Solar Power International (SPI) exhibition in Salt Lake City, Utah. With its high-performance premium solar modules, the company is aiming toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Frontier Americas adds another 50-MW solar project to its portfolio
Solar Frontier Americas, the US-based renewable energy business of Idemitsu Kosan Company, has further expanded its power generation portfolio with the acquisition of a 50.5 MWdc solar project purchased from CS Solar, joint venture company of Samsung Solar Energy. The project is located in Stanislaus County, Calif., a few hoursRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower debuts its new energy storage platform for homeowners
SunPower announced the next major advancement in the company’s Equinox energy platform — Equinox Storage — which will let homeowners choose to store energy for full- or partial-home backup during blackouts, reduce daily peak electricity consumption, or any combination that best fits their needs. “We’re entering a new solar decadeRead More — Solar Builder magazine