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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • SEPA trying to develop new metric to measure distributed energy resources

    Locational value, the potential to defer traditional “wires” investments, is a key value proposition for distributed energy resources (DERs), such as battery storage, distributed solar, energy efficiency and demand response. With the push to incorporate DERs into distribution planning, a common metric or approach is needed for assessing potential capacityRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: U.S. Energy storage deployment spreading across more diverse markets

    According to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor, a quarterly publication from GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association (ESA), the U.S. deployed 41.2 MW of energy storage in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 126 percent over the first quarter of the year. Year-over-year, energy storage deployments were upRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New Mexico’s first commercial solar-plus-storage project now up and running with Sharp’s SmartStorage

    A Roadrunner Food Bank became the first commercial solar-plus-storage project in New Mexico, thanks to Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group (Sharp) and Albuquerque-based Affordable Solar Installation Inc. (ASI). The project features two Sharp 30-kW SmartStorage systems, paired with the site’s existing 366-kW solar rooftop array. Sharp’s SmartStorageRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Fronius, Maxim collaborate on new string inverter, DC optimization solution

    Inverter manufacturer Fronius and semiconductor company Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. have expanded their collaboration to provide new levels of DC optimization for solar solutions. You’ll want to visit Fronius at this year’s Solar Power International in Las Vegas (booth #1521) to learn more, but here is the early scoop. Multiple orientations, moduleRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SPI Preview: Four fixed-tilt mounting products to see

    New RBI Solar ground-mount uses less steel RBI Solar’s next generation ground-mount solution will be available for viewing and demonstrations at SPI 2016 (booth 811). This utility-scale mounting system is specifically designed to make solar installation more affordable and includes a wide selection of component parts that bear loads whileRead More — Solar Builder magazine