Category: Green Building LEED News
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Horizon Solar goes with Ice Energy storage system on cultural center install
The Palm Springs Cultural Center in California’s Coachella Valley is the proud new owner of a solar-plus-storage system, installed by Horizon Solar Power. What’s neat about this project is its incorporation of Ice Energy’s Ice Bear 30s as the storage / HVAC system. The solar-plus-storage system comprises 73.6 kW ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar public relations boost: SEIA launches new education campaign
The gap between the public’s knowledge of the value of solar energy and the reality is shrinking, but is still fairly significant. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) hopes to shrink it further by launching a nationwide consumer education campaign to inform and protect solar consumers while further simplifying theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Project profile: Church in Hawaii repairs roof, adds 82-kW solar array
Utility costs in Hawaii are higher than most of the United States, so it’s not uncommon to see solar panels installed on larger projects to take advantage of the state’s plentiful sunshine. After repairing a 30-year-old standing seam roof, the Word of Life Christian Center installed an 82 kW solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Innovative Solar Systems to sell 150 large-scale solar projects
Looking to buy some big solar farms? Utility-scale solar developer Innovative Solar Systems is selling 150 of them — 300 MW to 500 MW blocks of early stage projects. These Solar Farms are located in various key states throughout the U.S., and the company expects them to yield long term IRR’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar cell update: Inside Solar-Tectic’s patent on new perovskite, crystalline silicone thin film tandem
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to Solar-Tectic LLC (ST) for a tin perovskite/crystalline silicon thin film tandem solar cell has been allowed by (USPTO). The patent, the first for a perovskite layer on crystalline silicon thin-film (tandem), covers all non-toxic perovskites and inorganic materials. The inventorRead More — Solar Builder magazine