Category: Green & Clean
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Obama Administration lays out more plans to boost clean energy installs
Washington continues to promote the adoption and continued innovation of solar power in the United States. The latest set of actions and commitments from the Obama Administration includes a $1 billion increase in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects and initiatives for driving the development of new low-cost clean energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Report: Perovskite solar cells show potential with efficiency improvement, lowering costs
Perovskite solar cells have shown potential both in the rapid efficiency improvement and in cheap material and manufacturing costs, says IDTechEx. Just how rapid of an efficiency improvement? Perovskite cells went from 2.2% in 2006 to the latest record 20.1% in 2014. They have attracted attention from the likes of DSSC and OPVsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Spotlight on: Microinverters
SMA America’s Sunny Boy system SMA America microinverters have a focus on reliability, monitoring and ease of installation For modular PV systems, SMA America’s new Sunny Boy 240, in combination with the Sunny Multigate, is an ideal solution. As a result of its modular design, systems equipped with the SunnyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Booster Compressors range from 30-60 hp.
Supplied as complete, fully enclosed packages, DNC Booster Series delivers volumes from 109–695 cfm with pressures as high as 650 psig. Improved cooling flow ensures packages operate at optimal temperatures, while small component layout and wide opening doors make packages service-friendly. Combined with full complement of sensors, Sigma Control 2™ provides control and monitoring with…
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sPower wins Lancaster Choice Energy 10 MW PPA
Lancaster Choice Energy, Lancaster, Calif.’s new, locally operated, locally controlled clean power provider, announced awarded sPower, a prominent renewable energy company, a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to provide 10 MW AC of solar power. The power will be generated at the sPower Western Antelope Dry Ranch facility, to be located at 105thRead More — Solar Builder magazine