Category: Green Building LEED News
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HVAC company Trane gets into solar PV installation business, develops carports for five schools in Massachusetts
While best recognized as a global leading manufacturer of HVAC equipment and Building Automation Systems, Trane also offers comprehensive energy services providing self-funding energy and cost saving projects to building owners globally. Trane not only provides HVAC equipment, building automation systems, facility improvement measure and renewable energy efficiency solutions, butRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GRID Alternatives to head up California’s Disadvantaged Communities – Single-family Solar Homes program
GRID Alternatives was selected by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to administer the Disadvantaged Communities – Single-family Solar Homes (DAC-SASH) program. The program builds on California’s long-standing and successful Single-family Affordable Solar Homes (SASH) program, also administered by GRID Alternatives, providing long-term funding to bring solar power to householdsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet Renovate: SEPA’s initiative to evolve state regulatory processes in the power sector
State regulatory processes in the power sector are often unable to keep pace with the needs of customers and evolution of renewable technology. The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is teaming with a group of national nonprofit organizations on a new initiative, Renovate, to help change that by developing more effectiveRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Richard Branson wants to fund renewable energy via a Clean Energy Dividend concept
Sir Richard Branson has shared his vision for a Clean Energy Dividend which he hopes will tackle climate change. Writing in his blog, amid scenes of climate change marches around the world, he states his belief that there will be an opportunity to create millions of jobs whilst also drivingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Riding the Wave: How Morningstar designed its software-first solar inverter for the lithium battery age
Solar inverters have improved so much over the years that they are all starting to seem comparable in power and performance these days, but a new entry hitting the market from Morningstar stands out because it wasn’t being built for “these days.” For starters, Morningstar isn’t a solar inverter company.Read More — Solar Builder magazine