Category: Green Building LEED News
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BYD teams with Apparent to design a 2-MW solar + storage system on its manufacturing plant
Construction has begun on a 2 MW solar and 2 MWh energy storage project developed by BYD (Build Your Dreams) and Apparent, Inc. at BYD’s Lancaster Coach & Bus manufacturing plant. With this installation in place, the project will serve as a way to cut operational costs and offer aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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DNV GL is aggregating solar irradiance data in its new Solar Resource Compass
DNV GL has launched a new online tool, Solar Resource Compass, that aggregates solar irradiance from many leading data providers to help users make more informed decisions about the data available and the variance between data sources. Solar Resource Compass also leverages analytics developed by DNV GL over the lastRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How solar farms can be regenerative for soil and sequester more carbon
What if renewable energy was not just sustainable but was also regenerative? This is the goal of a partnership between White Oak Pastures and Silicon Ranch Corporation, an independent solar power producer under the umbrella of Shell. In 2020 alone, this partnership will bring holistic planned livestock grazing and regenerativeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Six keys to solar price drops and efficiency increases in the 2020s
Solar system prices will continue to drop over the next decade, driven by advances in module efficiency, manufacturing, labor practices and software, according to Wood Mackenzie. However, the focus of the next decade will be defined by two trends: a shift from purely decreasing capital expenditure to a more holisticRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Intersolar insight: How progressive state energy policy can change the gosh darn world
Intersolar North America was traditionally held in San Francisco every July but relocated to San Diego this February to somewhat rebrand itself as the first big solar trade show of the year. I can’t speak for how well this translated to attendance success (a last second Trump travel ban knockingRead More — Solar Builder magazine