Category: Green Building LEED News
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Four insights from CEA’s PV Supplier Market Intelligence Program Report for 2020
Clean Energy Associates (CEA), a leading solar and storage technical advisory, tracks the industry’s continued evolution to ever-larger wafer sizes, additional manufacturing capacity, and gallium doping in its newly-released PV Supplier Market Intelligence Program Report for 2020. The latest report, available by subscription, covers which suppliers have already adopted 182 mm orRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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McKinstry, Colorado school district partner on utility savings project with 500-kW solar array
McKinstry, a national construction and energy services firm, continues to expand its K-12 partnerships in Colorado with a new Energy Performance Contract project. McKinstry and Fremont RE-2 School District, in consultation with the Colorado Energy Office, partnered on $3.2 million project that includes a 500-kW solar PV ground-mounted array toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How a holistic approach to balance of system design benefits utility-scale solar
Over the past decade, the story of utility-scale solar has been one of increasing efficiency and decreasing costs. But as PV module technology matures, these gains are seeing diminishing returns. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) the LCOE of utility-scale solar energy dropped 82% between 2010 and 2019.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Evaluating redox flow vs. lithium-ion batteries with IDTechEx Research
In this first part of a series of articles from IDTechEx, an overview of the flow batteries characteristics is provided, extrapolated from IDTechEx’s recent report “Redox Flow Battery 2020-2030: Forecast, Challenges, Opportunities”. While Li-ion batteries are dominating the stationary energy storage sector, a growing number of companies are developing differentRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Fourth Wave Energy acquires solar tile producer DeSol Power Tiles
Fourth Wave Energy Inc. plans to acquire solar tile company DeSol Power Tiles, a patented system that uses roof tiles, not solar panels, for aesthetic appeal. Fourth Wave plans to manufacture, market and distribute these solar tile roofs throughout North America. With a simple, flat design, based on the classic NordicRead More — Solar Builder magazine