Category: Green Building LEED News
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How do we solve the utility identity crisis? SEPA pushes for ideas
Disruption within the electric power sector has led to a changing, and sometimes unclear, role for U.S. utilities — uncertainty that has resulted in delayed investment in critical infrastructure for a 21st century grid and, sometimes, an unnecessary rift between utilities and renewable energy industries. So, instead of mapping outRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Materials strategies in LEED v4
Feature image: The topic of materials is one that spans every phase of a building’s life cycle. It includes considerations about construction waste, specifying materials for th…
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Alencon Systems updates its large-scale solar DC-DC optimizer
Alencon Systems LLC is debuting latest generation of its DC-DC optimizer, the SPOT, at Solar Power International 2017, Sept. 10 – 13, 2017 in Las Vegas in booth #1115. Alencon’s SPOT X2 has been specifically targeted at two, in demand PV applications: PV retrofits and DC-coupled Solar + Storage. SPOT X2 improvementsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Top 4 things solar businesses must know about trademarks
What’s the first thing that clients see when they get to your office, or when they recommend your solar services to friends and family? Your business’ name, of course. As the embodiment of your brand’s identity, your firm’s name is one of its greatest assets. But if you don’t haveRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Global PV deployment trends: North America trending up, China down
Solar photovoltaic (PV) installations saw a surge in global deployment reaching 75 GW in 2016, a 49 percent year-over-year growth. Looking ahead to 2021, demand growth will steady with PV slated to grow at a 6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), with cumulative installations reaching nearly 800 GW by 2021, accordingRead More — Solar Builder magazine