Category: Green Building LEED News
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New pollution: The importance of producing PV with minimal VOCs
Renewable energy isn’t inherently “green” or “clean.” Solar energy is generated from products that are mass produced in factories that have their own carbon footprints and environmental pros and cons that vary depending on the facility, company and/or country or state of origin. Ship & Shore Environmental (S&SE), a pioneer in clean air technologies, has……
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U.S.-based Thornova Solar ramps up solar module manufacturing in Vietnam
Thornova Solar, a U.S-based provider of bifacial TOPCon and PERC solar modules, is now manufacturing at volume in a manufacturing facility in Vietnam. The company has the capacity to produce 1.5 GW of modules for immediate deployment on utility-scale, C&I and residential projects, with an eye toward further production expansion in the U.S. in 2024 Thornova offers TOPCon modules……
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Briggs & Stratton bundles two ESS packages for solar installers
Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions is introducing new energy storage system (ESS) packages to streamline the sales and installation process for solar installers interested in its product portfolio. Remember that Briggs now owns SimpliPhi, and also recently reduced its pricing. “With these packages, we hope to remove the guesswork from energy management and make it……
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Pegasus unveils new InstaFlash solar mount for comp shingle roofs
Pegasus Solar has debuted a new “flashless” solar mounting product line, the InstaFlash, that contains a pre-installed, non-hardening sealant. When the mount is installed, it automatically seals to the roof and fills any missed pilot holes, shingle gaps or roof irregularities. With InstaFlash, Pegasus wanted to move the labor and guesswork “from the field to……
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Weidmuller debuts new dc combiner boxes for large-scale solar
Weidmuller USA, a provider of Smart Industrial Connectivity products and solutions headquartered in Richmond, Va., has a new models of dc combiner boxes for large-scale PV systems. With the planned expansion of the Weidmuller facility in Richmond, all of these models and more renewable energy solutions will soon be produced in the USA. Let’s take……