Category: Green Building LEED News
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Generac launches electrical workforce training with Independent Electrical Contractors
Building out the workforce for an “all-electric” future is imperative. Generac Power Systems and Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. (IEC) are teaming up on a training program to bump numbers in the electrical trade. Generac will offer certified installer training to field and apprentice contractors in IEC’s Rocky Mountain, Texas Gulf Coast and Florida West Coast……
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Fluke SMFT-1000: A single tool that simplifies PV installation, commissioning and maintenance
The Fluke Solar Multifunction Tester 1000 (SMFT-1000) is Fluke’s latest test solution to verify PV system performance and safety. Designed for PV professionals that provide installation, commissioning, and maintenance services to systems that operate up to 1000 VDC, the SMFT-1000 provides increased productivity and an exceptional user experience. The SMFT-1000 is the first Fluke solar……
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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……