Category: Green Building LEED News
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JA Solar hypes its double-glass PV modules
Recently, as the installation of solar electricity generation grows at an unprecedented pace world-widely and the performance of PV products improves steadily, the demand for PV modules of high quality and reliability that can operate in the harsh environment without rapid degradation has greatly increased. To meet the demand, JA SolarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Beyond the rooftop: How offsite PPAs change the game for solar professionals
Like many of its peers, the management team at the National Aquarium in Baltimore struggled to find an adequate solution to meet its renewable energy goals. Given the unique architecture of the building, the National Aquarium’s limited and aging rooftop could not support meaningful electricity generation. Determined to make aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunLink, Blattner Energy partner on 148.5-MW solar project in Southeast
SunLink Corp. was selected as a project partner for a 148.5-MW solar PV portfolio project under development in the southeastern United States by Blattner Energy, a power generation contractor and provider of renewable energy construction in North America. Adding to its portfolio of utility-scale, fixed-tilt solar projects, SunLink will supplyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GlobalData predicts a 60-GW coal power reduction by 2020 in U.S.
The US government’s recently announced Clean Power Plan (CPP) will have a negative impact on the country’s coal industry, with the potential loss of up to 60 Gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity by 2020, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. Pavan Vyakaranam, GlobalData’s Associate ProjectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Spring manufacturer adds 111-kW system, uses Connecticut ZREC program
The D.R. Templeman Co., a family-owned manufacturer of springs and wire forms based in Plainville, CT, announced it is installing a 360-panel, 111-kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system on the rooftop of its manufacturing facility. The company selected Standard Solar, Inc., a leading solar energy company specializing in the development andRead More — Solar Builder magazine