Category: Green Building LEED News
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Time for use? How to prepare PV systems today for storage tomorrow
This is an excerpt from the 2018 Inverter Buyer’s Guide. Be sure to download the full free report, complete with specs on 136 inverters at the bottom of this page. We know that a PV system is a 25-year asset, but we maybe don’t think enough about what that meansRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PV Pointer: How tile hooks factor into safety, noise prevention, long-term leak protection
The two most common approaches to mounting PV arrays on tile roofs are “standoff” posts and tile hooks. Standoff posts tend to be stronger due to their simple column loading design, while tile hooks use a cantilevered loading configuration (think diving board), which deflects under wind and snow loading. ARead More — Solar Builder magazine
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State funding paves way for solar plus storage system at New York college campus
A solar energy and battery storage system was completed on The State University of New York at New Paltz campus. The battery storage unit will be used at times of high electric demand and during emergencies or power outages to support the college’s designated emergency shelter for the campus andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Update on First Solar’s new U.S. manufacturing plant
Rudolph Libbe Inc., of the Rudolph Libbe Group, will serve as design/build contractor for First Solar Inc.’s new $400 million solar module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2018 on the 1 million-square-foot facility, which will manufacture Series 6 thin-film PV modules and tripleRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Utility-Scale String Design
Wed, Jun 20, 2018 2:00 PM EDT When designing a large site one consideration is String or Central. Both have well defined benefits. Historically, the large utility-scale sites have mainly relied upon central inverters. Now a third option, the Virtual Central, is paving the way for string inverters into thisRead More — Solar Builder magazine