Category: Green Building LEED News
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Kingspan Energy installs 500 PV panels atop Ulbrich Shaped Wire
Kingspan Energy has recently finished installing more than 500 solar panels on the roof at the North Haven, Conn., Ulbrich Shaped Wire, a division of Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals. The sustainability of solar energy along with the rising cost of electricity makes the cost of a solar-powered energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nominate your volunteer team for the 2017 Malcolm Lewis IMPACT Award
Feature image: USGBC is “All In” for Greenbuild Boston. Our movement is driven by passionate and talented individuals, and we want to celebrate and recognize the loc…
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Why energy density matters — and three ways to maximize It
In previous generations of solar installations, the primary cost-driver was the electricity-generating modules. But in the past five years, as costs for the modules themselves have fallen, myriad other costs have become far more central to making the economics of projects work. The increasing financial burden of fixed-cost items likeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Political solar news roundup: Utah net metering fight, ITC case stalls Minn. PV plant, SEIA adds to board
Utah rooftop solar installs in standstill The Utah rooftop solar rate debate is reaching its peak, and thus creating uncertainty in the local market. Last November, Rocky Mountain Power proposed charging solar rooftop customers installation fees and nearly triple monthly customer charges and peak-time usage, which the solar industry and solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet the new KnuckleHead Solar Support from Green Link
Green Link will be premiering its new KnuckleHead Solar Support at the “Construct Show”, September 13-15, 2017, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI (Booth #411). The new head is designed to support solar arrays at a fixed 15-degree angle while also functioning as an elbow connector whichRead More — Solar Builder magazine