Category: Green Building LEED News
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Department of Energy awards funds to large-scale DNV GL study of bifacial solar module performance
Bifacial PV modules have the potential to increase energy output by 5-10 percent annually in many locations. To achieve commercial viability, the products need to demonstrate their bankability. Common testing models, have begun to incorporate bifacial models. However currently only little validation data for bifacial PV modules exists, which alsoRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Canadian Solar ships 10 MW of its new bifacial solar modules to Neighborhood Power
Canadian Solar Inc. has delivered 10 MW of its bifacial PV modules, the BiKu CS3U-PB-AG that made its debut at Solar Power International in Anaheim this year, to Neighborhood Power for four solar power projects near Portland, Ore. This represents the first significant delivery of bifacial solar PV modules intoRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Freedom Solar Financial raises $7.5M to launch new commercial solar financing vehicle
Texas-based Freedom Solar Financial Services LLC has raised an initial round of $7.5 million in funding to finance commercial solar projects. This financing through Freedom allows companies to finance up to 70 percent of the cost of an entire solar installation and ensures that an investment in solar is cash-flow positiveRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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EDF Renewables, Shell Energy sign 15-year PPA for a Palen Solar project
Shell Energy North America (SENA), is one of the largest energy suppliers in the West and now is actively growing its renewable power business. SENA and EDF Renewables North America announced the signing of a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the energy and renewable attributes related to a 100Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Kansas community college adds solar to curriculum and campus via RP Construction Services
As part of Kansas’ Cloud County Community College’s Solar Energy Technology program, new solar energy courses — spurred by the installation of a new on-campus solar site — will train students for high-tech, high-wage jobs in the exciting, emerging solar industry through innovative teaching and educational partnerships. The site willRead More — Solar Builder magazine