Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Prism Solar Technologies receives Qualification Plus Certificate from TÜV Rheinland

    TÜV Rheinland is a globally recognized independent testing, inspection and certification company, and last week it announced that Prism Solar Technologies is the first PV module manufacturer to be certified to its Qualification Plus standard. Prism Solar produces bifacial solar modules designed to absorb reflected light in order to produce moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunEdison is now the official solar energy partner of NASCAR

    NASCAR announced SunEdison as the Official Solar Energy Partner of NASCAR Green. This new partnership builds on the expanded use of solar technology across the sport, particularly at race team shops and race tracks across the country. Over the next three years, SunEdison and NASCAR will embark on an effortRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Mounting Challenges: Landfills, Brownfields, Water-Saturated Sites

    Landfills Two of the most common types of landfill construction and classification are sanitary (municipal waste) and construction, demolition and debris (CDD) landfills. Sanitary landfills are normally constructed under rigid environmental specifications and standards, including rubber membrane linings for leachate collection, ground water monitoring wells, methane gas monitoring wells andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • RBI Solar acquired by Gibraltar Industries

    RBI Solar, Inc. is a turn-key supplier of solar mounting systems. As a specialist in ground mount, roof mount, landfill solar, and custom designed specialty solar structures, RBI Solar focuses on providing best-in-class racking systems, installation services and project management capabilities to serve owners and integrators. Gibraltar Industries announced itsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Poll: Voters in swing states support transition to clean energy

    NextGen Climate was founded by investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer in 2013 and acts politically to support sustainable, pro-climate initiatives. To that end, the organization released polling data that shows an overwhelming majority of voters in key presidential swing states support transitioning to at least 50% clean energy by 2030.Read More — Solar Builder magazine