Category: Green Building LEED News
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Mounting and Cracking: Structural durability issues to consider amid a wave of new PV module designs
The most important part of a PV mounting structure is the module itself. Along with generating energy, PV modules play a key role in maintaining the overall structural integrity of the entire system. However, they are susceptible to a wide range of mechanical durability challenges that may lead to degradedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Heads up: UtilityAPI now free for three months via OpenSolar (also free)
With most of the country in economic lockdown, fewer people are spending their socially-distanced work-from-home moments thinking about going solar. The solar industry is struggling to the tune of 40 to 60 percent reductions in sales and installations. Solar installers need all of the help they can get to streamlineRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Advantage Capital Solar Partners completes financing on two C&I solar projects (Colorado and Maryland)
Advantage Capital Solar Partners III completed solar investment tax credit financing on two commercial and utility (C&I) solar projects, representing 5 megawatts in generating capacity in Colorado and Maryland. “We are proud to partner with Greenbacker, a leading renewable energy owner and operator,” stated Carl Weatherley-White, managing director and headRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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REC Solar completes microgrid install for Dependable Hawaiian Express freight company
Dependable Hawaiian Express and REC Solar, an unregulated affiliate of Duke Energy, installed a solar microgrid solution (complete with baller PV panel rooftop design) that bring reliability, savings, zero-emissions generation and more to this Hawaii-based freight company. The vision for renewable generation combined with energy storage as a backup powerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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This Raycatch solar asset management system update is nicknamed the ‘Coronavirus Version’
The solar energy industry currently needs oversight that requires less physical human presence on the assets, as part of the social distancing challenge. With that in mind, Raycatch, a start-up that developed an AI-driven asset management system to optimize solar PV assets, announced its first major update in a year, targetedRead More — Solar Builder magazine