Category: Green Building LEED News
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G7 Announces Climate Targets, South Africa Charges Ahead
This is the first time the G7 announced climate targets, and South Africa gets 10% of electricity from renewables, adding over 4 GW in four years.
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Dairyland Power issues RFP for 25 MW from PV sources
Dairyland Power Cooperative has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 25 MW of renewable energy from one or more new utility-scale photovoltaic solar facilities. “This RFP is a critical component of Dairyland’s strategic direction to diversify our generation portfolio. I like to say that it is finallyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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OutBack Power’s battery-based inverters earn HECO approval
OutBack Power Technologies, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced power electronics for renewable energy, announced that the Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO) has approved its Radian, FX and FXR multimode inverter/chargers for transient overvoltage self-certification (TrOV-2). OutBack’s products are the first battery-backed inverters to qualify for HECO’s stringent “ultra-fast trip”Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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PV utility market: Huge demand, opportunity next 10 years
We know that solar project costs are going down, both because of decreases in material prices and then subsequent increases in efficiency that drive savings, and as that news spreads wider and gets in the right hands, solar will demand will spread far and wide. At least that’s the thinking.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Even Big Oil Wants A Carbon Tax
While they understandably are concerned about climate change and want policy certainty, they also want to make a lot more money selling gas.