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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Entire Solis 4G inverter line now available with UL 1741 SA certification

    Ginlong Technologies sent word that its complete product line of Ginlong Solis (NA) Single-Phase 4G PV string inverters have been tested and certified for compliance to the new UL 1741 SA Standard as described in the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) Rule 21. Each Ginlong Solis (NA) single-phase 4G PVRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NABCEP launches solar-specialty certifications for PV design, installation and maintenance

    NABCEP developed three new specialty certifications for the solar industry in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative: PV Design Specialist, PV Installer Specialist, and PV Commissioning & Maintenance Specialist. “We developed our PV Installation Professional Certification in 2002 as a way to certify PV installers whoRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Case study: Prepping solar tracker systems in advance of a hurricane

    When the U.S. government declared a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Irma’s arrival on Sept. 8, we knew what was at stake for the 33 NEXTracker solar projects (or 24,000 tracker rows) that would be affected by the impending high winds and flood waters. Although our experience withRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Standard Solar to build, own 2.5-MW PV array for Maryland park system

    Standard Solar has been selected by Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), to construct, own and operate the 2.5-MW combined ground-mount arrays at South Germantown Recreational Park and Rock Creek Regional Park. The 3,978 panel, 1.32 MW array at South Germantown Recreational Park isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Tariff impact on the U.S. solar market in 7 charts from GTM Research

    The imposition of tariffs on imported solar cells and modules is more a matter of when than if at this point considering the Administration in charge, so GTM Research has been furiously crunching the numbers to understand the fallout across the U.S. solar market based on different tariff scenarios. Here’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine