Category: Green Building LEED News
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Rooftop Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide 2023
A solar PV rooftop system is only as good as the mounts, rails, clips, conduit and connection points — the balance of systems (BOS) beyond the modules and inverters — that keep everything structurally in place and electrically humming. Each year we reach out to every manufacturing in this space to update their product portfolio……
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Eaton to develop microgrid for AEP Ohio to support water infrastructure in Columbus
Intelligent power management company Eaton is building a microgrid beef up water infrastructure reliability in Ohio’s capitol city. The company was awarded a contract to help AEP Ohio enhance the resilience and sustainability of critical water infrastructure in Columbus at the Tussing Water Booster Station. The project will establish the city’s first renewable energy microgrid and extend……
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Linton Crystal Technologies to produce solar ingot, wafer equipment in United States
Linton Crystal Technologies (LCT), headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., announced today it will produce semiconductor and solar manufacturing equipment in the United States. This is the first Inflation Reduction Act related announcement for producing solar machine tools in the United States. LCT plans to break ground in Q2 2023. “We’ve been working on this plan for……
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GAF adds 500 kW solar system to manufacturing facility in San Jose
GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company that is leading the charge for solar-integrated roofing shingles in North America, has installed a 500 kW solar system of its own atop the company’s R&D and manufacturing center in San Jose. The new system will generate more than 750,000 kWh of solar energy at the 112,000 sq ft……
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SMA launches Sunny Tripower X in U.S. market for small, midsize C&I projects
The Sunny Tripower X from SMA America is now available for use in U.S. commercial PV systems. Previously available in markets outside the Americas, this light-weight commercial inverter is designed for small-to-medium sized commercial applications. The Sunny Tripower X gives system designers and installers an alternative to larger products that exceed the scale of their……