Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Historic Rules Take Effect to Stop Elephant Poaching

    As of July 6, Elephant Ivory can’t be sold anywhere in the US and can’t be imported or exported.

  • SolarCity launches new solar loan program to replace MyPower option

    SolarCity, amid onlooker concerns after its last few earnings reports, has started to change things up a bit and offer new services and products. We reported on the utility-scale strategy a few weeks ago, and now the company has unveiled a new solar loan program—available in 14 states –that will allow manyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New AC solar ground-mount concept ready to deploy from CoWatt Energy, Darfon America

    CoWatt Energy and Darfon America have collaborated to integrate Darfon’s microinverter technology into PowerFunnel, CoWatt’s innovative AC solar ground-mount solution. PowerFunnel is an entirely new concept in ground-mount PV construction, the first fully integrated solar power generation building block. It is the fastest and easiest way to deploy solar power.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: U.S. Energy storage deployments up 127% in 2016

    According to GTM Research and ESA’s latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor, the U.S. deployed 18.3 MW (21.2 MWh) of energy storage in the first quarter of 2016. Deployments were up 127 percent year-over-year, but down 84 percent from the historic fourth quarter of 2015. The first quarter continued the trend ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sungrow, ABB teaming up to design, promote 1,500-volt solar solution

    Inverter manufacturers Sungrow and ABB have formed a strategic alliance to deepen their cooperation in core products, technical innovation and services. According to the agreement, Sungrow and ABB will make full use of their resources to bring mutual promotion to each other’s products for the next three years. They will alsoRead More — Solar Builder magazine