Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Mass Solar Connect program enhances online solar shopping experience for home owners

    To protect consumers and level the playing field between large and small solar installers, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has chosen Mass Energy Consumers Alliance and EnergySage to administer the 2017 Mass Solar Connect program. Mass Solar Connect offers a simplified and trustworthy solar shopping experience. By leveraging anRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • CyboEnergy debuts an inverter air conditioner (no batteries required)

    CyboEnergy has released a family of off-grid and on/off-grid CyboInverters that can run Inverter-Air-Conditioners (IAC) without batteries. “Inverter-Air-Conditioners (IAC) are becoming more popular,” saud CyboEnergy CEO George Cheng. “They can start with small amounts of surge power; therefore, our special off-grid CyboInverters can run these air conditioners with just solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Fronius Smart Solution: Introducing the Next Generation of Solar Systems

    Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 2:00 PM EST Introducing the next generation of solar systems to the industry, the Fronius Smart Solution. The Smart Solutuon satisfies all needs for residential and commercial systems: flexible system design, shade mitigation, NEC compliance, high performance and state-of-the art monitoring while keeping the number ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SMA’s free-standing commercial PV inverter CORE1 is hitting the road (here’s where to see it)

    SMA America announced that the Sunny Tripower CORE1 — a free-standing PV inverter for commercial installations, has achieved UL listing and is available for purchase. The CORE1 was also recently awarded the prestigious Intersolar 2017 Award in photovoltaics, beating out other inverter manufacturers in the category. SMA will host aRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New study says airborne particles dragging down global solar production

    According to a new study, airborne particles and their accumulation on solar cells are cutting energy output by more than 25 percent in certain parts of the world. The regions hardest hit are also those investing the most in solar energy installations: China, India and the Arabian Peninsula. The studyRead More — Solar Builder magazine