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Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Sunrun secures $25 million loan from NY Green Bank

    NY Green Bank just closed a $25 million loan for Sunrun Inc., which will accelerate construction of more than 5,000 solar projects at homes across New York State. This loan complements a separate $25 million NY Green Bank transaction with Sunrun, announced by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo last month, which providesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Toshiba 1,500-volt inverter is first to achieve IEEE 1547 standard

    The Solar Ware Samurai 1,500 VDC photovoltaic inverter from Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) just achieved a UL 1741 safety certification. This includes meeting the IEEE 1547 Standards for Distributed Resources Interconnection and Interoperability With the Grid, making it the first 1,500 V inverter to receive this significant achievement. “At TMEIC,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • What impact will reducing carbon emissions have on Virginia?

    Va. Governor Terry McAuliffe made a bold move this week, signing an executive order to establish a new process to reduce the state’s carbon emissions. “A carbon reduction strategy focused on modernizing Virginia’s energy system with advanced energy solutions can boost Virginia’s economy in both the near and long term,” saidRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Global PV capacity update: 2025 should show annual growth rate of 13 percent

    Cumulative global installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is set to continue its growth from 271.4 GW in 2016 to 756.1 GW by 2025, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.1%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. That definitely sounds great, and while it’s certainly not bad, itRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Phono Solar is providing PV modules for a ton of Target installs across the country

    Phono Solar, a provider of integrated solar solutions, delivered 15 MW of 310 W polycrystalline solar modules to Greenskies Renewable Energy, a Middletown, CT-based turnkey solar energy provider, for the first phase of their Target Corp. solar project portfolio. Phono Solar delivered 16,031 solar PV modules to 30 Target outletsRead More — Solar Builder magazine