Category: Green Building LEED News
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Huawei certifies smart string-level PV disconnect that identifies dc faults
Huawei launched the world’s first PV inverter that supports smart string disconnection, which can accurately detect the current signals of each string. This Smart String-level Disconnection (SSLD) tech for PV plant safety gained certificate of low-voltage circuit breaker (IEC60947-2) from DEKRA and Intertek respectively. Huawei is the first vendor to get the certificates by using……
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FuturaSun debuts Velvet, its first HJT bifacial solar module
Italian solar module supplier FuturaSun debuted its first heterojunction technology (HJT) n-type bifacial solar module this week. Dubbed Velvet, this HJT technology combines crystalline silicon with silicon based thin film to absorb more energy and reach higher performance (higher than the PERC modules). In addition, the layers of Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) make the cell……
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Southern Illinois Healthcare signs long-term community solar agreement with Nexamp
Carbondale, Illinois-based hospital system Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) is raising the stakes on its commitment to sustainability through new long-term community solar agreements with Nexamp. SIH will save an estimated $119,000 per year while directly supporting the growth of clean energy on the grid. The organization is subscribing to three of Nexamp’s community solar farms……
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Risen Energy reports world record HJT solar module power, efficiency
Risen Energy reports its heterojunction (HJT) solar module, Hyper-ion, has achieved a maximum power of 741.456 Watts and a module efficiency of 23.89%. The results were verified by TÜV SÜD, a global provider of testing, inspection and certification services. This is an improvement from Risen Energy’s previous record of 23.65% module efficiency achieved in December……
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CMBlu demos organic solid-flow battery at WEC Energy Group power plant
German battery designer and manufacturer CMBlu Energy is delivering a U.S.-based demonstration of its innovative long-duration organic solid-flow energy storage technology. The pilot project will be based at WEC Energy Group’s Valley Power Plant in Milwaukee, Wis., in collaboration independent research institute EPRI. The The 1-2 MWh pilot will demonstrate how CMBlu Organic SolidFlow battery……