Category: Green Building LEED News
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EMPOWER 2020 Virtual Summit to focus on solar installer growth (July 23)
Just as the larger economy has started adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, solar installers too are adjusting to doing business in the new normal, finding new ways to engage with customers, conduct remote site assessments, manage supply chain delays, navigate delayed solar permitting processes, etc. To help the solar communityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Citadel Roofing & Solar opens new office, adds generator services
Citadel Roofing & Solar is growing both its service territory and service offering, having opened an office in Fresno, Calif., to meet the growing demand for solar + storage from Central Valley homeowners and homebuilders, and by adding home generators for residential power outage protection. “Solar energy has of courseRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PVEL expands inverter testing capabilities with new Inverter Test Center
PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the leading independent test lab for the global downstream solar industry, is blowing out its inverter product qualification program, opening an advanced inverter test center with 1500V capabilities at its newly renovated South San Francisco lab. The company is now evaluating the performance, reliability and functionalityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Check out this solar panel camouflage concept from GDI LLC
GDI LLC’s patented Solar-Image process can transform basic panels into a solid color, a full-color pattern, or a panoramic photo, all while maintaining high output power. Panels on a terracotta tile roof, for example, could present a photo-like image of the tiles underneath, making them practically disappear. Beyond camouflage, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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What really makes a microgrid, a microgrid?
Though there are many specific definitions of a microgrid, at its core a microgrid means the ability of a distributed energy resource, typically solar PV and battery energy storage, to both interact with the utility grid and stand alone with no utility. From a technical perspective, what are the key elementsRead More — Solar Builder magazine