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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • History Made as Paris Climate Agreement Enters Force 4 Years Early

    There is no question that President Obama’s leadership has been crucial in getting to this agreement, Now the world shivers at the prospect of a major U-Turn if Trump is elected.

  • Magnolia Solar teaming with InSolare Energy to bring its thin-film PV to market

    Magnolia Solar has signed a teaming arrangement with India-based InSolare Energy to bring Magnolia’s patented solar photovoltaic (PV) technology to market. Magnolia is a subsidiary of Ecoark Holdings, a provider of a growing suite of proprietary technologies and services. The initial purchase order is for a study of feasibility forRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Pika Energy’s PV Link optimizer now meets UL 1741

    Pika Energy’s simplified approach to optimized solar with faster installation times and reduced costs has received ETL Listing to the UL-1741 Standard. The PV Link optimizer (model S2501) allows solar installers to build substrings of two to nine modules connected to each PV Link device, speeding up installations and reducing hardwareRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • sPower gets funds to finance nine solar projects (340 MW)

    sPower completed a tax equity investment and syndicated construction and term loan facility totaling $786 million. KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. acted as coordinating lead arranger for the syndicated debt facility totaling $519 million. The capital will be used to finance a group of nine solar projects that, when fully operational, will generateRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Borrego Solar launches new division to focus on energy storage solutions

    Borrego Solar Systems Inc., a large-scale solar development, design, financing, construction and O&M company, is now hopping into energy storage solutions with the launch of a new division. This marks the company’s first ever formal expansion into energy services beyond solar photovoltaics. The company will be offering both standalone energy storageRead More — Solar Builder magazine