Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Fronius donates a Primo string inverter to reservation in South Dakota

    The solar industry cares. The latest example: Fronius USA donated a Fronius Primo solar string inverter to complete a sustainable home in the Pine Ridge Reservation near Rapid City, S.D. The partnerships developed in the reservation have led to accessible renewable energy living and learning opportunities to the Lakota OglalaRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Bay4 acquires Ekhosoft to form mega asset management platform group

    Bay4 Energy Services, a global energy asset performance management company, just acquired Ekhosoft, a provider of operational management and intelligent software solutions based in Montreal, Quebec. “After working together with Ekhosoft across hundreds of sites, it became clear that there were excellent synergies between our two companies,” said Clay Biddinger,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Live at Intersolar: Sunrun CEO points toward solar+storage revolution

    Every year, Intersolar North America takes places in San Francisco, which always provides the perfect backdrop for a show that wants to discuss and show the solar industry’s path forward globally. We in America obviously recognize the leadership position San Francisco has taken in solar here, but as we wereRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • APsystems debuts advanced microinverter for high-output PV systems

    APsystems extends its advanced microinverter line with the new YC500i with EnergyMax power handling and integrated ground, now available in North America. EnergyMax technology allows the dual-module unit to produce 274 watts peak output per side (548W total), an almost 10 percent increase in peak power output over conventional microinverters toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • REC Solar partner program makes small commercial financing easier

    REC Solar is expanding its channel partner program to accelerate the commercial solar market. PwC recently reported that 72 percent of corporations are actively pursuing renewable energy, with 63 percent of companies becoming more inclined to purchase solar in the past six months. To meet this growing demand for solar fromRead More — Solar Builder magazine