LEED Points

Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • See Florida’s largest private solar carport

    Lockheed Martin joined Florida Governor Rick Scott, Duke Energy President of Florida Utility Operations Alex Glenn and other local officials to celebrate the powering up of its 151,400-sq-ft solar array covering the parking lot at its facility near Clearwater, Fla. The project represents Florida’s largest, private solar array. Lockheed MartinRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Ideal Power’s 125-kW Power Conversion System receives UL 1741 conformance

    Ideal Power Inc. announced that its Grid-Resilient 125-kW Power Conversion System has been certified for UL 1741 conformance by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. The newly certified 125-kW product brings the flexibility and efficiency of Ideal Power’s patented Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA) to energy storage applications requiring larger, moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The case for solar+storage as valuable protection for vulnerable residents

    Solar combined with energy storage systems (solar+storage) can help protect vulnerable populations during power outages in multifamily affordable housing and provide an economic return to building owners, according to a new report by Clean Energy Group, a national nonprofit organization working to increase the deployment of clean energy technologies. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar carports will spread across the country as costs decline

    The evolution of carport design has yielded a leaner, more cost-effective structure that can deliver both the duty of vehicle protection and the function of a solar power plant. While a fairly large number of solar and other companies have attempted to enter this promising carport market — as evidencedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Reducing peak demand with smarter response technology

    The importance of solar as it relates to the grid and the energy future of the U.S. is fully tied to its integration and coupling with ancillary technologies. When the question, “What complementary technology us most important for solar?” was asked at SPI’s opening panel this year, the crowd respondedRead More — Solar Builder magazine