Category: Green Building LEED News
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Illinois community solar land rush: Insights for developers and EPCs from Castillo Engineering
Community solar capacity in the United States is expected to double by 2027, according to Wood Mackenzie. Having grown 166% from 2021 to 2022 alone, Illinois is now ranked as the fourth largest U.S. state in terms of community solar operating capacity. Over the past two years, Castillo Engineering, a national design and engineering firm……
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Panasonic promotes 12 companies in Installer Program
Panasonic announced the promotion of seven Elite and five Premium level authorized solar installers, expanding the number of homeowners who will gain access to the benefits of Panasonic’s EVERVOLT home energy solutions portfolio. “The expanded installer network will give more homeowners the opportunity to purchase high quality EVERVOLT solar energy solutions protected by industry leading……
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Qcells invests in tandem solar cell R&D and production line
Qcells is investing $100 million to accelerate the commercialization of perovskite-based tandem cells. This is a next-generation solar cell technology designed to boost solar panel efficiency. Qcells’ parent company, Hanwha Solutions, said it will build a pilot tandem-cell production line at its Jincheon factory in South Korea. The facility is expected to be operational by……
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Ohm Analytics: Residential solar growth in Q1 led by California NEM 2.0 rush
Ohm Analytics sent over highlights from its Q1 2023 distributed generation market report. The U.S. residential solar market experienced 21% growth in Q1 2023 driven by California’s NEM 2.0 demand pull as well as growth in the Northeast, which offset slowdowns in Southern states. Divergent Regional Growth: California grew at 19% YoY in Q1 due……
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Notes from NABCEP: How to train and build a resilient solar company
The NABCEP Continuing Education Conference is the best place to go for nerdy solar / storage talk and installation training courses. This year’s event took place March 27-30 in St. Charles, Mo. Every two-hour window across those three days features up to eight concurrent presentations, all covering best practices in structural and electrical solar +……