Author: LEED Blogger
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Batteries Included: Optimizing New Home Construction to Minimize Costs while Maximizing Benefits of Energy Storage
Thu, Sep 5, 2019 2:00 PM EDT With new Title 24 requirements in California and growing demand for power resilience across the country, incorporating an energy storage system (ESS) with home solar PV can provide meaningful differentiation for a new home. This webinar will cover best practices for optimizing theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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EV maker Rivian is trying out its second-life batteries in a solar microgrid use case
Electric adventure vehicle maker Rivian is trying out a new use for its second-life batteries in a solar microgrid initiative with the Honnold Foundation. The goal: to support energy independence and adoption of renewable power generation. The project, in the town of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, marks Rivian’s first steps inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Tufts University adds two new solar arrays via PPA with Solect Energy
Two new roof-mounted solar photovoltaic installations on buildings located on the Medford/Somerville campus of Tufts University will generate 161,000 kWh of renewable energy for the university and surrounding community and are expected to save the university approximately $187,000 over the next 20 years. The projects were made possible through aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Highview Power says its CRYOBattery is scalable energy storage up to multiple gigawatts and can go anywhere
Highview Power, a leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, says it has developed a modular cryogenic energy storage system — the CRYOBattery — that is scalable up to multiple gigawatts of energy storage and can be located anywhere. A bold claim! The company says the technology will set a newRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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You down with BIPV? Here’s a rundown of today’s solar shingle contenders
This is a continuation of installment III in our Countdown to 2020 series, “Would you like solar with that?”. Will more solar being installed during new construction or roof replacement hasten the shift to solar shingles or other building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) innovations? Tesla’s solar shingles are still mostly a myth,Read More — Solar Builder magazine