Category: Green Building LEED News
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Solar Foundation outlines path for nonprofits to go solar in new report
Nonprofit community-based organizations, such as affordable housing developers and faith-based institutions, face many obstacles to funding solar projects, but innovative financing tools can help them overcome these hurdles. Our 2017 Project of the Year was one such project that found a way to overcome those hurdles. A new discussion paperRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Siemens, AES-owned company makes big splash with new solar + storage system
Fluence, an energy storage company owned by Siemens and The AES Corporation, launched a new platform, SunFlex Energy Storage, that will enable solar facilities to sell up to 50 percent more clean energy per site. The Fluence SunFlex Energy Storage technology platform builds upon many of the controls and architectural principles from AdvancionRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How EnSync completed a complex solar PPA for a multi-family residential community
The latest deal from distributed energy resources (DER) developer EnSync Energy Systems cracked the code on multi-family residential PV projects, which is one of toughest segments to sell. The 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) is for a 792-kW solar project for a residential community in Hawaii to an undisclosed buyer. The projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Get to know NEXTracker’s Energy Storage Solutions offering
Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts the global energy storage market will “double six times” by 2030, growing from less than 5 gigawatt-hours in 2016 to more than 300 gigawatt-hours. An estimated $103 billion will be invested in energy storage over that time period. All of those numbers mean a bigRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How Dominion Energy went from zero to 1.3 GW of solar in Virginia, North Carolina in two years
Backed by an ongoing $1 billion investment, Dominion Energy has grown its solar fleet in Virginia and North Carolina over the last two years from near zero to approximately 1,350 MW in service, in construction or under development. That is enough clean energy to power nearly 340,000 homes during peak sunshine.Read More — Solar Builder magazine