LEED Points

Category: Green Building LEED News

  • New hyper local solar job data: What U.S. cities saw the biggest increases?

    New data shows solar employment increased by a historic 25 percent nationwide from 2015 to 2016, for a total of 260,077 solar workers, according to The Solar Foundation. This growth occurred across all regions of the country — the number of solar jobs increased in 44 of the 50 states fromRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Copper Mountain Solar (94 MW) in Nevada goes with SMA inverters

    SMA inverters were recently selected by Amec Foster Wheeler for Sempra Renewables’ 94 MW Copper Mountain Solar 4 project in Boulder City, Nev. This is the fourth phase of the Copper Mountain Solar Complex, one of the largest PV solar facilities in the U.S. When Copper Mountain Solar 4 isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SIC USA looks to retrofit PV plants using Satcon inverters with power optimizers

    SIC USA LLC and Alencon Systems LLC announced a partnership for promoting improved performance at existing PV plants with Satcon solar inverters. SIC USA is the exclusive US importer of the Satcon line of PV inverters. Alencon Systems is the manufacturer of the SPOT – String Power Optimizer and TransmitterRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Quick look at Trump’s planned changes to the Clean Power Plan

    Much of our musings about whether a Donald Trump presidency would be good or bad for the solar industry fell back on the “he’s a business man, so maybe he will see the positive business case and job creation story to be told shifting to solar technology.” Well, today, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Panasonic releases three new modules to HIT lineup (all-black look)

    Panasonic Eco Solutions North America introduced three new photovoltaic module HIT: the N320K, N315K and N310K. These new models are able to produce 320, 315, and 310 watts of power, respectively, and are a continuation of Panasonic’s line of high-efficiency residential solar panels. Boasting module efficiency of 19.1% with aRead More — Solar Builder magazine