Category: Green Building LEED News
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Outperform weather and terrain challenges: How Terrasmart services ensure solar project success
The solar industry’s steep growth curve brings with it unusual challenges, including the type of land available. Ideal sites—flat and soft terrain—are much harder to come by. So, developers of ground-mount systems are turning instead to rocky and hilly sites. Such land can be cheaper and produce higher margins, but only with the right expertise……
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Automated pile drivers
Construction equipment manufacturer Vermeer has been building pile drivers for about 12 years, says lead product manager Ed Savage. However, recent developments in the solar industry have led to the technology becoming more popular in large-scale installations. “The solar industry has grown fast the last couple years,” Savage says. “They’re starting to see the same……
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DSD raises 6.5 MW solar canopies for Caesars Entertainment in Atlantic City
DSD Renewables has completed a four canopy, 6.5 MW solar portfolio for Caesars Entertainment at two of the gaming company’s Atlantic City destinations. The installations are across Caesars Atlantic City and Harrah’s Resort and will produce approximately 8.29 MWh of clean energy each year. A fifth canopy is currently under development and is slated to be complete……
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Stakeholder groups strike historic agreement to advance large-scale solar development
A diverse group of stakeholders have come together in the name of major solar projects. In a landmark accord, major solar developers, conservation groups, agricultural organizations, environmental and environmental justice groups, and tribal entities have signed an agreement to advance large-scale U.S. solar development while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. The agreement is the……
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Installers explain how SoftPaw eliminates wire clips, zip ties from solar PV wire management
Wire management within a solar array is a consistent pain point for solar installation crews. Whether it is zip ties or wire clips, the process can be time-consuming, involve awkward angles, and still result in unreliable or aesthetically unpleasing results. True innovation in this space would simplify everything — can’t this all be integrated on……