Category: Solar Power & Energy
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GlobalData: Renewables to be fastest growing power source in U.S. next decade, barring changes in policy
Non-hydro renewable energy will be the fastest-growing power source in the U.S. over the next decade, according to consulting firm GlobalData. The report is not surprising considering the current environment, with installed capacity predicted to increase from 121.9 GW in 2015 to 216 GW in 2025, representing a Compound AnnualRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ginlong Solis provides string inverters to the world’s largest solar canopy
Recently, news spreads out that the world’s largest solar canopy will be built at Hangzhou Bay in China. It was said that this solar canopy will have an installed capacity of 55 MW upon completion and 20,000 parking lots the size of 20 soccer fields for sheltering the finished carRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Apex Solar achieves company-wide NABCEP accreditation
Apex Solar Power has achieved a milestone shared by a select few solar companies in the United States: company-wide NABCEP accreditation. The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is self-described as “the most respected, well-established and widely recognized certification organization for North American solar professionals.” NABCEP is theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Town rejects solar farm because it will ‘suck up all the energy from the sun’ and other concerns
North Carolina is one of the more progressive, up-and-coming states for solar energy development. We even started a slow clap when it hit 1 GW. But word of this has not yet spread to the town of Woodland, which just voted to reject a proposal to rezone a section ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Do you need a solar snow management system?
In North America, over 75 percent of the roofs installed on residential construction projects are asphaltic composition shingles. If you live in an area that receives snow and ice, and your roofing material is composition shingle, you’ve probably never experienced a significant roof avalanche. The reason for this is theRead More — Solar Builder magazine