Category: Solar Power & Energy
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First Solar books big utility-scale community solar deployment
Utility-scale solar powerhouse First Solar says it has sales bookings of 121 MW DC of advanced technology thin film modules that will be used in utility-based community solar installations in the United States. First Solar did not disclose the owner or offtaker of the projects, many of which are still in development andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New floating marine science barge in Miami powered by PV
A group of renewable energy system suppliers donated their components and expertise to a cool new floating marine lab and environmental education center in Miami, called the Miami Science Barge. The Miami Science Barge, a 3,600-sq-ft barge docked in the Museum Park in Biscayne Bay, was designed to focus onRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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U.S. solar policy update: 42 states take action (24 involving net metering)
Solar is a hot topic around the country as regulators, legislators and utilities all try and figure out the best way to approach this new, disruptive industry. Nearly every state in the union took some solar policy action in Q2 2016 — 42 states and the District of Columbia, toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Five trends shaping the global solar market in 2016
The global solar market is going through a wild 2016. The first half of this year saw a major spike in demand driven by an unprecedented volume of installations in China and the U.K. in advance of waning and expring incentives. The U.S. installed its millionth solar system in theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Recent projects from Baker Electric: Jewish center, Catholic school, golf tech company
Baker Electric Solar, a full-service solar company based in San Diego, has sent word on a couple recent commercial projects it has completed or is nearing completion on. Let’s take a look! First up, Baker designed and installed a 216 kW rooftop solar system consisting of 864 Hyundai 250W panelsRead More — Solar Builder magazine