Category: Green Building LEED News
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Silfab Solar shipping ELITE series 410W solar panels
U.S.-based Silfab Solar Inc. announced its next generation of Silfab ELITE solar panels are now being shipped to solar installers across the country. Silfab ELITE utilizes the company’s proprietary X-pattern technology, which combines an integrated cell design with an innovative conductive backsheet to create a more efficient and powerful solar panel. Manufactured exclusively in Washington,……
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CleanCapital acquires 35 MW C&I solar portfolio in New Jersey
CleanCapital has acquired a 34.5 MW portfolio of operating solar assets in New Jersey. The projects, each of which commenced operations in 2019, serve various commercial & industrial (C&I) off-takers including Six Flags theme park, a manufacturing facility, the CentraState medical system and the Borough of Carlstadt. This acquisition is the latest in a series……
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PV Hazard Control: Understand UL 3741 and new rapid shutdown solutions
Rapid shutdown requirements for PV systems have spurred innovations within the industry since the requirement first appeared in the 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC). The requirements imposed by rapid shutdown often seemed ahead of their time. So much so that the 2017 code provided an allowance to waive a specific subsection for two years to……
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Lightsource bp, AEP Energy sign PPA for 188 MW solar farm in Indiana
Lightsource bp and AEP Energy Partners have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 188 MWdc solar project located in New Carlisle, Indiana, about 10 miles west of South Bend. Once complete, the Honeysuckle Solar project will generate enough clean energy annually to power 27,000 U.S. homes. AEP Energy Partners is a subsidiary of……
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X-ELIO launches 60 MW energy storage project in Liberty County, Texas
Developer X-ELIO has launched its first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the United States, with a total capacity of 60 MW. This BESS project will be co-located with Liberty 1 Solar, the 72 MW PV solar plant that the company is building near Houston. Liberty 1 Solar is expected to be operational……