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Category: Green & Clean

  • Report: Top U.S. companies increase solar installs by 59 percent

    Growth in the use of solar energy has surged 183 percent among America’s top companies in the four years since the first Solar Means Business report was published. The study released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) also shows a 59 percent growth in solar installations since justRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Hands-on solar: NEXTracker debuts new installer training program

      Having an innovative system is great, but people need to know how how it works. NEXTracker, a Flex company, is bridging the gap with a new quarterly tracker installation program called PowerworX Academy. Launching in full Q1 2016, PowerworX delivers in-depth, hands-on installation training and techniques that engineering procurement contractorsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GameChange Racking hires thin-film vet as project manager

    GameChange Racking has hired solar veteran Charles Bishop as a project manager. Bishop has over 15 years of experience in residential, commercial and renewable energy construction. He spent three years with First Solar where he was involved in the construction of 550 MW of fixed tilt and 40 MW of trackerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • U.S. Army Reserve installs two solar carports totaling 280 kW

    The U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) and REC Solar announced the interconnection of two solar energy carports totaling 280 kW at USAR offices in Arizona and California. The solar arrays support the Department of Defense’s (DoD) mandate of procuring 25 percent of its total facility energy from renewable sources by 2025.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • One Canadian province announces ambitious renewable goals

    Alberta, Canada, has a plan to tackle climate change. Premier Rachel Notley’s plan includes an accelerated phase-out of coal and an emphasis on tripling the share of renewable energies such as solar and wind in the province’s electricity mix to 30 percent. Obviously this move makes sense for most placesRead More — Solar Builder magazine