Category: Green Building LEED News
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Safari Energy hits 60 commercial solar installs in New Jersey
Safari Energy has completed its 60th commercial-scale solar project in New Jersey — 28.6 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity total — making it one of the most prolific commercial solar developers in the state. The milestone comes as New Jersey rolls out a temporary solar incentive called the Transitional RenewableRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on first ‘solar pasture’ seed mix to benefit solar site vegetation and sheep nutrition
The interest in more sustainable solar sites continues to (yes, I’m doing it) grow. Pollinators are being added, vegetation is improving, and sheep are being deployed to eat that vegetation. Now it’s time to this all together and make sure those sheep are eating right too. Ernst Conservation Seeds, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How array-powered DC-DC converters reduce capital costs for PV monitoring
Solar arrays, particularly utility-scale and commercial and industrial (C&I) installations, collect a significant amount of data for efficient asset management and qualitative operational metrics such as performance ratio. A substantial amount of this data can be collected from inverters and substations with easy access to AC power and communications. However,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Want to be a solar PV installer? Here’s what you need to know the job
Consumers who switch to solar energy can save up to an average of 30% on their monthly electric bills, in addition to other savings in the form of tax and financial incentives. These savings, plus the low cost of PV panels are a few of the reasons why more residentialRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Residential storage hybrid inverter from Solis now available to installers in the United States
Ginlong Technologies sent word that its residential energy storage inverter is now available to U.S. installers. The Smart Home Solis Solution incorporates single-phase string technology into an intelligent hybrid platform to support maximum self-consumption, safely and reliably. “Designed for flexibility and performance, our new hybrid storage inverter brings industry-defining efficiencyRead More — Solar Builder magazine