Category: Green Building LEED News
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Wärtsilä completes UL 9540A testing of GridSolv Quantum ESS
Technology group Wärtsilä achieved an important energy storage system (ESS) safety milestone last week. Its GridSolv Quantum technology successfully completed UL 9540A unit-level testing. Wärtsilä’s fire safety partners and stakeholders – including Intertek, Fire & Risk Alliance, Energy Safety Response Group and Energy Security Agency – oversaw the testing. Fire safety is a major priority……
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Briggs & Stratton readies big push of SimpliPHI ESS for homes, C&I
At the 2023 NABCEP CE Conference, we chatted with Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions about its growing portfolio of energy storage systems, built on the SimpliPHI battery technology it acquired in September 2021. “We are seeing a great deal of interest from both residential and commercial markets in our energy storage systems especially with the……
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The Pitch | The case for elevated dual-axis solar trackers with Stracker Solar
Rooftop solar doesn’t work for all customers, and conventional ground-mount and carport solar structures don’t fit all sites and project objectives. This is where elevated dual-axis solar trackers can come into play. Here to make the Pitch for elevated dual-axis trackers and the added value they can provide is Jeff Sharpe, Founder and COO of……
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iSun wins $10 million in solar projects in New England
iSun Inc. has recently secured seven contracts valued at $10 million for solar projects in Maine and Vermont, totaling more than 12 MW. The company secured two contracts covering 6 MW and valued at $4.9 million in Maine, with a single developer, to provide expanded solar energy capabilities at two industrial sites. The projects are……
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Duke Energy begins operating the largest battery system in North Carolina
Duke Energy is expanding its battery storage capabilities in North Carolina and has begun commercial operation of the state’s largest battery system, an 11 MW project in Onslow County. The battery system will frequently be operated in conjunction with an adjacent 13 MW solar facility located on a leased site within U.S. Marine Corps Base……