Category: Green Building LEED News
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Google Almost Doubles Renewable Energy
Google announced more big solar and wind energy buys across the US, and in Sweden and Chile.
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Tri Global Energy creates new solar business unit, acquires K12Solar
Tri Global Energy, a renewable energy company with utility-scale wind energy projects, has added solar to its portfolio of renewable energy resources with the formation of a new business unit — TGE Solar — and the acquisition of K12Solar, a California-based provider of roof-top solar photovoltaic energy systems. Tri GlobalRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Inside the new DEGER single-axis tracker (making North American debut)
DEGER is a German company in the business of solar tracking systems, with a giant product portfolio for single- and dual-axis solar trackers. Its market position is based on the unique, patented “Maximum Light Detection” or MLD technology that makes it possible to increase the yield of solar power plants through the use of “intelligent” control.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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How energy storage helps solar’s long-term value problem
There has been noise recently about the future economic viability of solar energy generation. The thinking is basic supply-and-demand: Solar hits peak generation during the day, when there is limited demand. So, the more solar that gets installed, the more it will compete with itself and drive down the pricesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New PV systems that adapt to different climates — the goal of new Austrian project
We don’t venture into Austrian solar territory much, but a new project is coming together with the mild goal of revolutionizing the entire PV system. No big deal. Dubbed the Infinity project, its aim is to adapt the entire photovoltaic system, including the materials, components and processes involved, to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine