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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Detailed look at the utility-scale solar boom the past five years

    Utility-scale solar installations — including both photovoltaic (PV) and thermal technologies — grew at an average rate of 72% per year between 2010 and 2016, faster than any other generating technologies. Utility-scale solar (plants with a capacity of at least one megawatt) now makes up about 2% of all utility-scaleRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Nine new cities where red tape for solar energy has been removed

    The case for solar varies wildly from region to region, and a lot of the reason for that involves red tape. Fifty-eight communities in 25 states have now achieved designation under SolSmart, a national program that recognizes cities and counties for lowering barriers to solar energy development. Representing more thanRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vivint Solar expands into Rhode Island

    Vivint Solar announced that it is expanding its services into Rhode Island, expecting to employ 10-20 employees in the state in the coming months. Through Vivint Solar, residents in Rhode Island can purchase a system outright or finance the system with monthly payments, either through one of the institutions Vivint Solar hasRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar’s PowerXT module selected as finalist for Intersolar Innovation award

    Solaria Corp. is a global provider of solar module technologies. Its new flagship solar module, Solaria PowerXT, has been getting a lot of buzz and was recently selected as a finalist for the 2017 Intersolar Solar Industry Innovation Award. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Intersolar Award honors pioneering products andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Trina Solar hits 24.13 percent efficiency with IBC solar cell

    Trina Solar sent word that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) has set a new record of 24.13% total-area efficiency for a large-area (156 x 156mm2) n-type mono-crystalline silicon (c-Si) Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) solar cell. Testing details The record-breaking n-type mono-crystalline silicon solar cellRead More — Solar Builder magazine