Category: Green Building LEED News
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SunPower to build 100 MW plant in Nevada
SunPower signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with NV Energy to build a 100-MW solar PV power plant planned for construction in the Eldorado Valley of Boulder City, Nevada. The project, called Boulder Solar, is expected to create approximately 200 jobs during construction, which is anticipated to commence before the endRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sonnenbatterie completes new round of financing, preps U.S. launch
Sonnenbatterie GmbH has successfully completed another round of financing for an undisclosed amount from new investor INVEN CAPITAL. Currently, the company has offices in seven countries and will present its U.S. products to the local market in July. Expansion into new markets will continue in 2016. “Sonnenbatterie consistently focuses on growth. ARead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Geostellar patents 3D technology to map out, simulate new solar installs
Online solar energy marketplace Geostellar has patented an invention for programmatically placing solar panels on rooftops or tracts of land in a 3D virtual world and simulating production over a typical meteorological year based on shading, slope and orientation. The invention forms the basis for Geostellar’s instant Solar Profile, whichRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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MMA Energy Capital, Fundamental Advisors form solar energy financing JV
MMA Energy Capital LLC has entered into a joint venture with affiliates of Fundamental Advisors LP, an alternative asset manager, to provide capital for the development and construction of solar power projects throughout the United States. The joint venture will operate under the name Solar Construction Lending LLC and will be administered by MMARead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PG&E surpasses 10,000 solar customer milestone in three Calif. cities
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) hit the nice round number of 10,000 solar customers in each of three of California’s largest cities – Bakersfield, Fresno and San Jose – as part of the company’s milestone of connecting its 175,000th solar customer to its electric grid. These achievements, along with a newRead More — Solar Builder magazine