Category: Green Building LEED News
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How North Carolina’s solar industry has weathered the pandemic better than other states (for now)
From Energy News Network: The solar industry is weathering the pandemic better in North Carolina than in most states, data released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association show. The Tar Heel State will see 19% fewer solar workers than expected in June, according to the nonprofit trade group —Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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CS Energy completes New Jersey’s largest solar project at Naval Weapons Station Earle
National EPC, O&M and energy storage company CS Energy (formerly Conti Solar) just completed the largest solar project in New Jersey. The project owner, Ben Moreell Solar Farm, LLC and Department of the Navy (DON) executed a lease for approximately 170 acres of underutilized land for the purpose of constructingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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COVID-19 crisis: Solar now losing jobs faster than the U.S. economy (nearing 2014 employment levels)
We reported last week that clean energy jobs have fallen off a cliff, and now the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) tells us solar specifically is nearing 2014 employment levels. This is an expected workforce of 188,000 people as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, compared to the 302,000 the tradeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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HSGS builds solar canopies at Biloxi VA Medical Center
Hannah Solar Government Services (HSGS) has recently completed the construction of several solar energy systems for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, Miss. These solar energy systems include: a 550-kW solar PV parking canopy, a 40-kW rooftop solar PV array, and a PVRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ginlong Solis is expanding, plans to raise $100M to double string inverter production
Ginlong Technologies has plans to raise over $100 million USD through a non-public offering to finance the expansion of its manufacturing capacity. Facing a rise in the global string inverter market, Ginlong will use these funds to double its production capacity of Solis products to 20 GW per year. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine