Category: Green Building LEED News

  • REC Group debuts ProPortal for REC-certified solar pros (and new Lead Management System)

    REC Group announced the launch of the REC ProPortal last week — a one-stop shop for REC Certified Solar Professional installers. Users can stay up to date on REC products, simplify their daily business processes and ultimately grow their sales through a new REC Lead Management System that’s part in theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Inovateus Solar to expand operations after big private equity deal

    Inovateus Solar LLC, a privately held Midwest solar project developer for utilities, businesses, municipalities and education, is about to expand beyond its usual borders and offerings thanks to a significant ownership investment by private equity firm Middleburg Capital Development (MCD). Currently, Inovateus has led the installation and financing of overRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Meet PEG: A ground-mount solar system that boosts land yield on constrained sites

    A recent bankability report by DNV GL shows the value of PEG racking from Jurchen Technology for land constrained sites. In addition, with the release of a high snow load PEG solution, currently being installed in Austria, the PEG system may have the potential to prevent the termination many projects locatedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Morgan Solar, Silfab Solar secure utility-scale order for PV-boosting Simbax tech

    Morgan Solar has been in the business of developing solar technologies for 13 years, ranging from 30 percent efficient CPV to two-axis trackers to LED-enhanced BIPV. The company recently made a big sale of 13.6 MWDC (10.5 MWAC) of bifacial solar panels enhanced with its performance boosting SimbaX technology toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • ITC safe harbor extension provides some COVID relief for solar developers

    The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions in the U.S., leading to halts in renewable developments. As the developers faced difficulty in meeting the deadline to start operations of the renewable projects, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended the deadline for these projects by one year. This givesRead More — Solar Builder magazine