Category: Green Building LEED News
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Power optimizers v. microinverters: What’s different about these approaches to PV architecture?
There are three main types of inverter topologies currently used in PV systems: traditional string inverters, microinverters and power optimizers. Since the traditional string inverter topology has a number of significant drawbacks, the industry is moving forward to distributed PV system architecture. The two leading technologies for distributed PV systemRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Philippines Takes Landmark Case, Investigate 50 Fossil Companies for Role in Climate Change
If I were CEO of a fossil fuel company, I would be running scared. This is yet another indication that we are seeing the end of the fossil fuel era, says Greenpeace.
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Another Exciting Announcement: All New Cars Zero Emission by 2050.
13 US states and four countries signed this pledge, which would significantly cut emissions in the sector where they are growing the most.
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World Coal Use May Have Peaked in 2013!
Coal use is down in all the top consuming countries, including China.
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SunEdison to construct 4.5-MW solar project in Dighton, Mass.
SunEdison has started construction on a 4.5 MW DC solar project in Dighton, Mass., for the Brockton Housing Authority. The housing authority, which serves around 7,000 low and very low income residents, signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with SunEdison last year, and anticipates saving more than $14 million onRead More — Solar Builder magazine