Category: Green Building LEED News
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The case for whole-home energy: Solar + battery storage for a cleaner, smarter home
You recently installed solar panels on a homeowner’s roof. They love it. They’re saving money while feeling good about protecting the environment. But a few weeks later, there’s a power outage and they lose the ability to power their home from their solar panels alone. To top it all off, they’re getting hit with high……
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Webinar: How to qualify a project site in 20 mins using HelioScope
July 13 | 2 p.m. ET Register here Time is too valuable to spend on project sites that simply aren’t a good for solar. Join Aurora Solar to discover how cutting-edge LIDAR technology and modeling services are revolutionizing solar design, streamlining design processes, and optimizing efficiency. You’ll learn how you can: Optimize your commercial design……
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Study shows BondLynx stabilizes perovskite solar cells
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs), compared to conventional silicon solar cells, are lighter weight, more flexible and potentially cheaper to produce. But commercialization is still in question because PSCs lack long-term stability. The problem is rooted in the volatile nature of organic components contained within perovskites which are triggered when exposed to environmental stimuli, like light……
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Vaisala debuts Automatic Weather Station for solar PV sites
The weather, environmental, and industrial measurement specialists at Vaisala launched a weather station specifically for solar PV projects. The new IEC-compliant Automatic Weather Station AWS810 Solar Edition enables a combination of solar irradiance and key weather parameter measurements with optional advanced analytics to optimize performance. Vaisala has been around for over 85 years, and they……
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Installing solar on stone-coated steel rooftops
Expanding product lines is a hot topic among solar installers these days, and it’s usually in reference to adding battery storage and/or EV charging installs. But maybe you can expand your core rooftop solar installation business by covering more roof types. Stone-coated steel roofs, in particular, are an untapped niche for solar installers, says Mike……