Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Hop supplier adds largest rooftop solar array in Washington state

    Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a 100% farmer owned hop supplier for the brewing industry, announced their latest solar panel installation for a total of 3,706 solar panels, the largest rooftop solar array in Washington state. While YCH has offices located across the globe, the company’s headquarters are based in Yakima, Washington,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The Pitch: Mosaic explains contactless solar sales and 12-month zero payment deal

    Today on the Pitch we look at a new residential solar financing program from Mosaic, PowerSwitch Zero, that requires no payments for 12 months, plus a slick contact-less way to make the sale — Portal 2X. It’s all perfectly aligned for this difficult, Covid-era time in residential solar sales. HereRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Pine Gate Renewables partners with Duke Univeristy on 101-MW of solar capacity

    Duke University’s ambitious effort to become carbon neutral by 2024 will add an expanded solar energy component through a partnership with Pine Gate Renewables, an Asheville, North Carolina-based solar developer. The university will bolster its renewable energy capabilities through the purchase of 101-MW of solar capacity from three new solar facilitiesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Array Technologies’ SmarTrack adds 5 percent boost to solar energy production, says DNV GL

    Array Technologies has added more functionality to its performance-enhancing SmarTrack software, and independent research by engineers at DNV GL say the system is capable of upping energy harvest another 5 percent. SmarTrack maximizes system output by recovering energy that would have otherwise been sacrificed due to uneven terrain or diffuse lightRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Longroad Energy finances 331-MW Prospero 2 solar project, includes two PPAs

    Longroad Energy Holdings, a US-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, announced the financial close and commencement of construction of the Prospero 2 Solar Project, a 331 megawatt direct current project located in Andrews County, TX. Longroad will manage construction as well as continue to own the $320 million project,Read More — Solar Builder magazine