Category: Green Building LEED News
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SunTegra partners with N.J. construction company to sell solar roof system
SunTegra (formerly known as Integrated Solar Technology or IST), a provider of integrated solar roof systems, today announced a partnership with Whitman Construction, a New Jersey-based construction company specializing in roofing, siding, windows and solar. Through the partnership, Whitman will be offering the SunTegra Shingle solar roof system to itsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Obama wants to give your community $100,000 to build community solar
Since President Obama took office, solar electricity generation has increased 30 fold and solar jobs are growing 12 times faster than the rest of the economy. Last year, his administration announced a set of actions to increase access to solar and create a more inclusive workforce, and this week, theyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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White House announces new $2.1 million solar jobs training program
The White House continues to back the ascendance of the solar industry, today announcing a new program, led by The Solar Foundation, to help train more Americans for careers in the rapidly expanding solar workforce. The $2.1 million program, known as the Solar Training Network, is funded by the U.S.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on KACO’s new software updates
KACO updated its V3.25 software, which the company says assists customers two-fold: to access markets and for remote access. The list of country settings and certificates continues to grow too. The difference between modern inverters and “traditional ones” usually is less about hardware and more about the intelligence behind the software. AsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SolarWorld’s 1,500-volt panel ready to ship in Q4
SolarWorld, one of the largest crystalline-silicon solar manufacturers in the Americas, exhibited a new 72-cell XL product at Intersolar North America. This new 1,500-volt solar panel will be ready in time for this year’s fourth-quarter peak selling season. The 1,500-volt technology, compared with standard 1,000-volt solar panels, enables installers to increase lengths ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine