Category: Green Building LEED News
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Four C&I solar project development lessons learned by Standard Solar
One of the many reasons working for Standard Solar is so rewarding is that we do not design and install cookie-cutter projects. We customize each system with the specific host, site location, environmental situation and unique challenges of the project in mind. Overcoming these challenges and providing the best possibleRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Scaling up: Behind-the-scenes moves have readied Solar FlexRack to supply larger projects
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals, is a supplier of custom-designed, fixed tilt ground mount and single-axis solar tracker systems. The Youngstown, Ohio-based company basically handles everything involved in large-scale solar mounting, specializing in full turnkey packages that include all of the engineering, geotechnical and pullout testing plusRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Diversity in solar update: Two reports highlight the importance of multi-cultural job training
Solar industry leaders have made diversity and inclusion top objectives. Two unrelated reports make the case the job training is an important factor in achieving this goal while increasing the overall pool of qualified workers in the industry. Report shows struggles in staffing the Pacific Northwest Solar companies in OregonRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Hanergy signs deal to build one of the largest solar projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The multinational clean energy company, Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, secured a strategic order for setting up the 400 Megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s first and the largest solar power plant project, so far. Building synergies to provide sustainable and stableRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Pine Gate Renewables starts construction on 101 megawatt solar project in South Carolina
Construction of Bowman Solar has commenced, according to Pine Gate Renewables, a national utility-scale solar developer. Bowman is a 101-megawatt project spanning 651 acres in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, making it one of the largest solar sites in the state. Through the teamwork of Pine Gate’s in-house EPC team andRead More — Solar Builder magazine