Category: Green Building LEED News
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HOMER Energy by UL promotes design tool for utility-scale solar + storage developers
HOMER Energy by UL released a new service – HOMER Front + UL Analysis – to help energy developers design and optimize the complexities of front-of-the-meter utility-scale renewable hybrid power systems that include wind, solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS). How it works: Using proprietary HOMER Front software, ULRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Soltec debuts complete kit to build solar tracker plants up to 12 MW
Soltec launched a complete kit to build solar PV tracker plants of up to 12 MW. Dubbed Solarfighter, the deal includes all equipment needed plus plant installation and maintenance services provided by certified Soltec installers, as well as customer service and product warranty offered directly by the manufacturer. The kit includesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Wärtsilä to supply two major interconnected energy storage systems for Texas grid services
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its advanced energy storage technology for two major projects in southern Texas. The interconnected stand-alone systems will have a combined rated capacity of 200 MW. Wärtsilä has also signed ten-year guaranteed asset performance agreements for the installations. The order was placed by Able GridRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Energy Toolbase’s control software integrated with Dynapower energy storage solutions
Energy Toolbase’s Acumen EMS controls software is now integrated with Dynapower’s energy storage solutions. As a part of this integration, Dynapower will be added to Energy Toolbase’s ETB Developer sales and modeling platform which allows users to run energy storage dispatch simulations and savings analysis that are representative of howRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar industry grows by 43 percent in 2020, on pace to quadruple by 2030
The U.S. solar industry grew 43% and installed a record 19.2 gigawatts (GWdc) of capacity in 2020, according to the ‘U.S. Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review’ report, released by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). For the second year in a row, solar led all technologies inRead More — Solar Builder magazine