Category: Solar Power & Energy
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SolarWorld Supplies Complete Mexico’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array
An audio-headset factory in Tijuana, Mexico, is now home to the largest, privately owned roof-mounted solar installation in all of Latin America. The 1.16-MW system features solar panels, racking and system engineering from SolarWorld, the largest solar manufacturer in the Americas for nearly 40 years. The system will power the Mexico operations of Plantronics, a globalRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Renewable Energy Provides 88% of New U.S. Electrical Capacity Last Month
According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, wind, solar, biomass and hydropower provided 88.2% of new installed U.S. electrical generating capacity for the month of May. Two new “units” of wind provided 203 MW, five units of solar providedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solectria Adds Three New Transformerless Residential Inverters to Product Line
Solectria Renewables LLC, a U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced the introduction of three new transformerless residential inverters, adding 5.2kW, 6.6kW and 7.6kW inverters to the existing product line. The complete series of transformerless residential inverters includes the PVI 3800TL (introduced in January 2014), PVI 5200TL, PVI 6600TL and PVI 7600TL.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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RGS Energy to Install 1 MW of Solar on New York City Apartments
RGS Energy has been selected by Georgetown Mews Owners Corp. to design and install 1 MW of solar power systems in Kew Garden Hills, a New York City neighborhood. The systems will be installed on the rooftops of a 60 acre residential cooperative, and is expected to offset 35% of the electricity costsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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20-MW Solar Ground-Mount Planned for Georgia
Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), has reached an agreement to purchase the full output of a new 20-MW solar project planned for construction in southeast Georgia. The ground-mounted solar project will be constructed near Hazlehurst, Ga., in Jeff Davis County. ItRead More — Solar Builder magazine