Category: Green Building LEED News
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Problem-solving complex projects with custom eBOS solutions
Whether you are a project developer or an EPC, balancing risks and returns is the crux of any utility PV project. Upstream planning ensures eBOS (electrical balance of system) designs are optimized for maximum production, while efficient execution delivers on your project’s financial targets. When mapping your eBOS strategy, the right mix of up-front customization……
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SABIC says new resin is a breakthrough for PV connectors
The PV connector is a solar component category still in need of innovation. The emergence of 1.5 Kv PV systems is a major industry trend that offers efficiency improvements and potential system cost reduction. However, the transition from 1.0 Kv to 1.5 Kv systems is also leading to more-stringent performance and safety standards for all……
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Belgian solar manufacturer shipping premium residential solar panels to United States
At Intersolar North America 2023, we met with the team from Belinus, a Belgian solar module and energy storage company that is selling its premium residential panels in the United States this year. They are actively seeking distribution partners and dealers. The Belinus module is a high-efficiency, ultra-black, glass-glass, bifacial solar panel. All solar cells……
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San Francisco pilots SolarAPP+ to speed residential solar permitting
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection is now piloting SolarAPP+, a web-based application enabling California licensed contractors to bypass upfront plan review and obtain an instant, online electrical permit for qualifying rooftop solar installations of 10 kWdc or less on single or two-family homes. “The best way to increase sustainable development is to remove……
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Five takeaways from Intersolar North America 2023
Last week we hit up Intersolar North America / Energy Storage North America in Long Beach. The trade show exhibit space was sold out, and it felt like it. Yes, Intersolar is officially back. We have plenty of notes to dig through still, but here are the highlights. Key updates making install, O&M easier Fluke……