Author: LEED Blogger
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Free PPA Rate Finder tool for solar developers launched by SolRiver Capital
SolRiver Capital, a Colorado-based solar investment fund, announced the launch of its free PPA Rate Finder tool for solar developers. Developers enter a desired purchase price for their solar project into the Rate Finder. Then it tells them the PPA rate needed to get that price. “Solar developers often askRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Up-Cycled and Sustainable Home
Soon after architect Alexander Symes from Australia bought his first home, he realized that the maintenance tasks never end. To solve this, he carried out an extensive renovation, which resulted in Up-Cycle House, as he now calls it. The home features lots of recycled materials and was renovated with sustainability in mind. The house is…
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$30 million coming online to fund renewable energy job training in Illinois
A combination of six business associations and social institutions have been named as recipients of funding for the development and administration of future energy jobs training as a part of the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) in Illinois. Chicago Urban League, Austin People’s Action Center, ASPIRA, HACIA, Chatham Business AssociationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar tracking system advances: What’s the impact over the life of a PV plant?
The goal of a solar tracking system is to boost the lifetime energy production of a given site, somewhere between 20 to 30 percent over a 30-year period. But this is not a “set-it-and-forget-it” proposition. Today’s tracker systems are more advanced than ever before, but they require an operations andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Suniva case watch: SEIA sends out four ways you can help this week
The Suniva trade petition really has put the solar industry on hold. Every person we talked to at Intersolar in July seemed in good spirits, but then couched all of their statements with “but I guess we’ll see how this Suniva thing goes.” There is no new news on thatRead More — Solar Builder magazine