Category: Green Building LEED News
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SEPA: How to achieve low LCOE utility-scale solar without cutting costs
As energy industry news stories tout record lows in utility-scale solar prices in a handful of jurisdictions across the country, a growing number of utilities are considering integrating these projects into their resource portfolios. But, as a new report from the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) says, not all solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ampt string optimizers added to PVsyst software update
Site planning is key to matching the perfect PV system architecture to the right jobsite, and software plays a big role in this. PVsyst is updating its latest software, PVsyst 6.43, to include Ampt’s DC String Optimizers, allowing users to model the performance benefits of said optimizers in large-scale PV systems. PVsyst’s softwareRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Fracking Boom Spreads Threats Across the World
Under Hillary Clinton, the US encouraged fracking around the world, as methane emissions rose 30% in the US.
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WGL Energy, BayWa r.e. completes solar facility in Delano, Calif,
WGL Energy Systems joined with BayWa r.e. and city officials from Delano, Calif., to celebrate the opening of a 1.12-MW DC photovoltaic solar farm at a ribbon cutting ceremony held near the project site in the city of Delano. The fully installed solar array is designed to power Delano’s Waste WaterRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Case study: How DCE Solar’s Cap-Rack System helped a 4.9-MW multi-site project
Overview As the first of five landfill sites in the Meriden, Connecticut area planned for conversion to a solar field, excellent results in terms of budget, performance and environmental safety were a must. Greenskies Renewable Energy knew that there could be no compromise on quality or compliance with procedures forRead More — Solar Builder magazine