Category: Green Building LEED News
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Florida nonprofit group installs solar to reduce energy costs for homeless veterans
St. Augustine, Florida-based construction nonprofit St. Johns Housing Partnership plans to harness solar energy to help power its main office and three of six apartment units for homeless veterans. Completed in early May 2023 in partnership with Everybody Solar, the installation includes two components: A solar array at the office and another at the veterans’……
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Aurora Solar expands into Germany
Aurora Solar is expanding its solar sales and design platform into Germany. Aurora sees significant opportunity to support the growing number of German solar installers who are in need of digital solutions and automation. The company incorporated in Frankfurt with dedicated Sales, Marketing, Customer Support teams to establish and scale operations in Germany and the……
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CEA: North America is fastest growing battery cell manufacturing region
By the end of 2022, North America had become the fastest growing regional market for planned new battery cell manufacturing plants, according to Clean Energy Associates’ latest Energy Storage System Supplier Market Intelligence Program report. Much of this growth is attributable to incentives provided by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. Clean Energy Associates’ Energy Storage……
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Whole home storage? Back up. Let’s discuss load controls first
This article originally appeared in the Q1 2023 edition of Solar Builder magazine. Be sure to get your own free print and/or digital subscription right here. When I first started working in the PV industry in the mid-2000s, the new sector of grid-tied PV installer actively avoided expensive and complicated lead acid battery systems that……
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Tesla Powerwall now available through BayWa r.e.
BayWa r.e. announced the inclusion of Tesla Powerwall through BayWa r.e. Solar Systems, the company’s distribution arm in the United States. BayWa r.e. will add Tesla Powerwall in California and is already working to expand availability to other U.S. states in the coming months. The Tesla Powerwall eliminates the need for consistent utility grid consumption……