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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • TerraSmart’s new TF3L ground-mount is lighter, adds more panels per foundation

    TerraSmart introduced the latest edition to its racking portfolio, the TF3L. Similar to TerraSmart’s TF2P, the TF3 Landscape Racking System is designed to maximize construction efficiency on large-scale utility-solar sites thus saving the client from unnecessary civil work. In addition, the TF3L accommodates more panels per foundation, reducing overall site costRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Corporations have contracted for a record 3.57 GW in renewable energy in 2018

    This week, the Business Renewables Center (BRC), a membership program at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), announced that corporate renewable energy procurement reached a new record in 2018, with 3.57 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy projects announced this year to date in the United States. This number exceeds both the 3.12Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Why solar is a ray of hope for struggling retail industry

    The retail industry is facing challenging times. Business Insider reported that electronics, grocery stores, department stores and drug stores are among the sectors threatened by online retailers, such as Amazon. Businesses that were considered “too big to fail” such as Toys “R” Us, Payless and Radio Shack are among theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • EnSync Energy sells PPA for California fire training facility solar install to Standard Solar

    EnSync Energy Systems sold a project under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to Standard Solar — a deal that marks EnSync Energy’s entry into the California marketplace. EnSync Energy is building a 600-kilowatt solar installation at the CALRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Panasonic Premium Solar Installer program adds two more companies — let’s meet them

    The Panasonic Residential Solar Business Premium Installer program keeps on growing, with Sunlux and Solaroo Energy recently promoted to Premium level. In January 2015, Sunlux founders had a radical idea – solar energy should be just as easy as traditional electricity. Their strategy of putting customers and employees first paidRead More — Solar Builder magazine