Category: Solar Power & Energy
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The allure of energy storage in today’s wildfire-ravaged climate
Part IV of Solar Builder’s excellent Countdown to 2020 series about California’s new home solar mandate included this statement: “Speakers at the California Solar Power Expo… expect homebuilders to skip solar-only systems to comply with the Title 24 mandate and go straight to solar + storage systems.” Is that expectationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Think your solar install team is the best out there? Compete to win the Solar Games at Intersolar this February
Intersolar North America, the first major solar + energy storage event of 2020, will play host to a cool competition for solar and storage installers — the Solar Games. Applications to compete are open now through December 20, 2019, and interested teams can submit their information through this online form.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solaria beefs up executive team with new COO, CCO appointments
Solaria Corp., a global provider of solar panels for the premium residential and commercial markets, appointed Bang Nguyen as Chief Operating Officer and Balaji Thirumalai as Chief Commercial Officer. Nguyen was most recently CEO at Zing Semiconductor, based in Shanghai. Thirumalai was previously Senior Vice President at Mindtree, heading theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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IRENA report: Latin America is on the brink of a solar boom
Latin America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity by a factor of 40 by 2050, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Annual investments exceeding $7 billion would see the region’s solar PV capacity rise from 7 gigawatts (GW) today, to moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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McKinstry finishing up 371-kW solar install for City of Wauwatosa, Wisc.
The City of Wauwatosa, Wisc., partnered with McKinstry to design, install, commission and monitor a 371.3 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) array on the roof of the city’s Public Works Facility. The project is expected to generate 466.4 megawatt-hours (MWh) of solar energy each year, saving city residents in annualRead More — Solar Builder magazine