Category: Green Building LEED News

  • JLM Energy orders 4 MW of Ideal Power conversion systems

    Ideal Power Inc. just signed a Master Purchase Agreement with JLM Energy to supply its 30-kW and 125-kW power conversion systems for JLM Energy’s portfolio of commercial battery energy storage systems and microgrid projects. The agreement includes an initial purchase order for 4 MW of products to be delivered over theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Which company is the leader in solar tracker deployment?

    As tracker deployments continue to increase across the country, the leader in market share has remained at the top. GTM Research’s recent report The Global PV Tracker Landscape 2016: Prices, Forecasts, Market Shares and Vendor Profiles, reported that Array Technologies, Inc. (ATI) is the nation’s market share leader in solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Yaskawa-Solectria offers rebate on residential inverters this fall

    Looking to offer a little bit of savings to your customers? Yaskawa-Solectria sent word that it is offering $25 rebates on its lineup of residential inverters as part of its autumn sale. Those include: • PVI 3800TL • PVI 5200TL • PVI 6600TL • PVI 7600TL Details on the invertersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vasari Energy purchases 450 acres in Arizona for 68 MW solar project

    Vasari Energy Inc., a Calif.-based solar energy provider, signed a contract to purchase 450 acres of land in Maricopa County, Ariz., for the development of a project with up to 68 MW of solar power. The project will be developed through Sonoran Solar Development Partners LLC, a wholly owned developmentRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Department of Energy to fund projects to reduce soft costs of solar installs

    Discussions on further large reductions in solar installation prices start with soft costs. Knowing this, the Energy Department is pumping $21.4 million in funding for 17 new projects to help reduce these soft costs, such as installation, permitting and connecting to the grid. “Soft costs have been a pervasive barrier to widespreadRead More — Solar Builder magazine