Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Ohio non-profits debut solar installer Code of Ethics to prevent bad actors

    Photovoltaic solar installers are perhaps the most visible face of the renewable energy transition. Solar installers can also face an added level of scrutiny, and rightfully so. From outright dishonesty to well-meaning businesses that simply went out of business and left systems stranded, there is no shortage of aggrieved solar buyers posting 1 star reviews……

  • Sneak peek at LONGi Hi-MO 6 solar module series

    This week, the world’s top solar manufacturer by volume, LONGi, unveiled the next step in its product line: Hi-MO 6. This is LONGi’s first module designed exclusively for the global distributed consumer market, emphasizing efficiency, safety and aesthetics via four series — Explorer, Scientist, Guardian, and Artist—all in the standard M10 size (182mm) and available……

  • Puerto Rico transforming its grid with 17-MW virtual power plant via Sunrun

    Sunrun is connecting a 17 MW virtual power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico to help rebuild and transform the island’s energy system. This VPP, consisting of more than 7,000 Sunrun home solar-plus-battery systems will be the first distributed large-scale storage program on the island. VPPs are great for lowering energy costs for all consumers, providing……

  • Runergy’s Hyperion solar modules available in U.S. market via Inxeption

    Runergy is solar PV name you may not be familiar with, but it is a PV cell supplier for big brands such as JA Solar, GCL, TaleSun, Canadian Solar and others in the global top 10. According to PV InfoLink statistics, in 2020, 2021, and first half of 2022, the company’s solar cell sales ranked……

  • First of four Silicon Ranch, TVA solar projects breaks ground at DENSO facility

    Independent power producer Silicon Ranch broke ground on a new solar facility at auto part maker DENSO’s Maryville, Tenn., location. This solar farm is the first of four solar production facilities the IPP plans to bring online in Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) territory. “Part of what makes these solar facilities so special is that every……