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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Cool concept: Evergrid keeps solar PV systems up when the grid goes down

    Most solar installations require the grid to maintain a consistent voltage and to provide surge power when large appliances start up. When the grid is not present, most systems automatically stop producing energy. Maxout Renewables is addressing the challenging issue of solar power backup with a new system called theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Trina Solar’s Vertex S 400W+ series obtains two IEC certifications

    Last week, Trina Solar Limited Vertex S 400W+ series of ultra-high power compact modules successfully completed all necessary reliability tests and have obtained the IEC 61215 and IEC 61730 certificates. Following the two certificates awarded to the Vertex 550W/600W in October 2020 relating to IEC 61215 photovoltaic modules performance standardsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • IMO FireRaptor receives UL PVRSS Listing with SMA solar inverters (rapid shutdown and AFCI standard)

    The IMO FireRaptor’s latest UL PVRSS listing is with the SMA Sunny Boy range of solar inverters from 3 kW to 7.7 kW and also the SMA TRIPOWER range of solar inverters from 33 kW to 62 kW under UL1741 guidelines. The FireRaptor also meets UL’s new AFCI compatibility requirementsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • DSM Advanced Solar debuts ‘all purpose’ Endurance PV backsheet

    DSM Advanced Solar has developed an ‘all purpose’ Endurance backsheet D15 — a product that fills a gap in the solar market by delivering solid protection and durability for a wide range of solar modules at an ideal performance-cost ratio. Built on the same co-extrusion technology platform as DSM’s existing BRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Aurora Solar nets $50 million in Series B funding round

    Aurora Solar raised another $50 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total investment to over $70 million. This round was led by ICONIQ Capital, with follow-on participation from existing investors Energize Ventures, Fifth Wall, and Pear VC. Using Aurora, solar installers can accurately perform remote solar shading analysis,Read More — Solar Builder magazine