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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Boston Solar partners with Generac to install PWRcell battery system

    Boston Solar, one of the top solar installers in Massachusetts, announced a partnership with Generac to offer PWRcell solar batteries. Generac, a company renowned for making home backup generators, recently introduced an innovative PWRcell battery storage system. This power backup option is free of fossil fuels and combines with solar energy.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Apparent improved solar array utilization at Texas’ Austin Central Library by 30 percent

    To help meet the City of Austin’s goal to achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity generation by 2035, Austin Central Library (ACL) is utilizing energy management technology from Apparent, Inc. to gain 30 percent higher utilization out of one of downtown’s largest solar arrays. Apparent’s cloud-based, intelligent grid operating system (igOS)Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Electriq Power’s residential battery system now certified for automated demand response

    The PowerPod residential battery system from Electriq Power received a Certificate of System Conformance from the OpenADR Alliance, which is the industry standard for automated demand response. This OpenADR 2.0b certification will enhance PowerPod capabilities, enabling Electriq Power to seamlessly integrate with energy aggregators and participate in today’s dynamic energy marketplace. “Residential batteryRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New York-based roofing company to install GAF Energy’s roof-integrated solar

    New York-based Frank J Tucek & Sons is the first roofing company in its region to offer roof-integrated solar for homeowners via GAF Energy. From Manhattan’s brownstone cornices to the wood roof restoration of the Jacob Blauvelt House Museum for the Rockland County Historical Society, the Tucek family has been serving theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GlobalData: Corporate buyers are driving 100+ MW solar plant segment

    Corporate buyers are increasingly interested in solar energy, and analytics firm GlobalData says this will be a key driver of projects adding more than 100 MW of capacity, more so than state-level renewable portfolio standards (RPS). GlobalData’s analysis suggests that, in terms of projects where individual plant capacities exceeded 100 MW,Read More — Solar Builder magazine