Category: Green Building LEED News
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Trina Solar starts 2023 with production of i-TOPCon cells for Vertex N modules
P-type PERC solar cells are nearing their efficiency limits, which means production of n-type cells is stepping up across the industry. As 2022 drew to a close, Trina Solar‘s 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells rolled off its 8 GW factory production lines in the Suqian, Jiangsu province. These n-type cells will be used to produce the……
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Solar Landscape energizes award-winning Extra Space Storage community solar project in New Jersey
Solar Landscape has connected the first of its award-winning community solar projects to the grid in Neptune, New Jersey. Located on the Extra Space Storage facility, the project is the second of 46 approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in Year 2 of the Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. The Neptune……
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OpenSolar donating 1 percent of profits to power vulnerable communities with Empowered By Light
Solar PV design and sales software company OpenSolar is doing something pretty cool: Donating 1 percent of its annual revenue to bring solar PV to vulnerable communities. OpenSolar is partnering with Empowered By Light, a global non-profit dedicated to the advancement of solar powered communities that are most severely impacted by climate change, energy poverty,……
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Federal solar tax credits explained for your business
The following piece was submitted by Robert L. Rojas, CPA, M.S. – Taxation, CExP, and J. Michael Pusey, CPA, Rojas & Associates. Accessing solar credits is an important consideration for more businesses given amendments in the latter half of 2022. Our topic has become more important to more business decision-makers while also becoming more complicated……
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Home solar inspection company seeks franchisees in California, Arizona, Nevada
Residential solar inspection company, the Solar Detective, is now offering franchising opportunities in California, Arizona, and Nevada regions. With operations in Southern California, territories are immediately available throughout California, Las Vegas and the greater Phoenix region for entrepreneurs. “The number of residential solar installations has grown significantly over the past decade and continues to grow……