Category: Green Building LEED News
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NRG Energy discusses demand for community solar in Minnesota
NRG Energy, Inc has broken ground on its first five community solar projects in Minnesota and reached agreements to subscribe several national business customers to its solar farms in the state. “Across Minnesota we are hearing the same strong message from residents and businesses alike: they want to be poweredRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SolPad is fully integrating storage inside its panels (and a ton more)
So, here is something different: SunCulture Solar Inc. has announced the launch of SolPad, which builds in a ton of technology at the panel level, potentially becoming the most advanced integrated-home or offgrid solar energy group of products out there. “SolPad revolutionizes personal energy by bringing together the sustainable smartRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PACE financing updates: California to create uniform disclosures, Renovate America completes $320M securitization
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) enables local governments to give property owners, who may be unable to afford the up-front costs of energy improvements such as solar panels and rainwater catchment systems, an alternative to short-term, high interest rate loans. More and more states are adopting this program as aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Trojan Battery’s new battery with Smart Carbon has improved PSOC performance
Trojan Battery Co., a leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, is now shipping the newest addition to its Premium line of advanced lead acid, flooded batteries applications — the J200-RE. The J200-RE is part of Trojan’s Premium line featuring Smart Carbon, Trojan’s proprietary carbon additive that helps to reduce the effects of Partial StateRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Axion Power explains the lead-carbon interplay in its PbC batteries
Last week, Axion Power International CEO Richard Bogan and vice president of engineering Jack Shindle were interviewed on National Public Radio, 90.5 WESA Pittsburgh, discussing the capabilities and usefulness of Axion’s PbC technology. Shindle and Bogan are referenced explaining the difference between PbC batteries and standard lead acid batteries. “TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine