Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Innovations in pile drivers for solar projects

    Pile drivers have become a go-to machine in the renewable energy market for the construction of ground-mount solar projects. As the construction of solar farms has grown exponentially in the last decade, contractors have begun looking for alternatives to the larger, traditional pile drivers. This has led to the development of a new segment of……

  • Ground-Mount Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide 2023

    There is a solar structure and electrical system for every space you encounter. From Midwestern mall parking lots to Northeastern landfills to vast rocky desert landscapes — and all of those solutions are listed in this 2023 Ground-Mount Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide. For this year’s Ground-Mount BOS Buyer’s Guide, we reached out to suppliers of……

  • Generac adds stationary battery storage for C&I applications

    Generac continues to build out its solar + storage product portfolio. This week, Generac Industrial Power (part of Generac Power Systems) unveiled the all new SBE series of stationary battery energy storage systems (BESS). The SBE series will be available later this year. The SBE series will be offered as standalone energy storage products, as……

  • Solar-powered restaurant design part of new Chipotle sustainability campaign

    Chipotle Mexican Grill is aiming to boost sustainability by using 100% renewable energy in a new all electric restaurant design. The new design works to maximize energy efficiency in its equipment and systems and uses solar and wind power through the purchase of certified renewable energy credits. The company recently opened restaurants with the new features……

  • Solar customers can pre-qualify for Sunlight Financial loans in Demand IQ

    Sunlight Financial is partnering with Demand IQ, a solar sales and marketing enablement software, to ease the pre-qualification process for homeowners shopping for solar online. Sunlight’s technology platform, Orange, will be integrated with Demand IQ’s interactive lead funnel and solar savings estimate tool, Stella. “We’re thrilled to pair Sunlight Financial’s pre-qualification technology with Demand IQ’s……