Tag: Mounting Guide
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Renewable energy needs steel, but is steel green? New report calls for reduction in steel industry carbon footprint
Green energy sources like solar are the best energy solutions for the planet, but they also aren’t perfect. Example: At the largest conference in the U.S. dedicated to green building, Mighty Earth released a new report pointing out the enormous carbon footprint of steel used in green construction. The globalRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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ForeFront Power develops solar carport, storage system for University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) has partnered with ForeFront Power to develop a 2-MW solar parking canopy structure plus energy storage system that will provide clean, reliable electricity to the campus over a 20-year term. UCSC procured renewable energy with ForeFront Power through a streamlined procurement process viaRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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EcoFasten acquired by a leading European solar rooftop mounting provider
Esdec, a leading European solar rooftop mounting solutions provider (we profiled their new U.S.-focused commercial system here), announced today that it has acquired EcoFasten Solar, a manufacturer of water-tight solar roof mounts and components for the U.S. residential and commercial sectors. The combination of Esdec and EcoFasten Solar creates aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Bifacial Gains: How much will bifacial modules add to solar tracker value? We are about to find out
We are on the verge of the bifacial solar tracker era. Projects are being quoted with many starting to break ground later this year and early 2019. Only two issues remain in the way of serious wide-spread adoption. First is the price of bifacial modules, which sits at about 30Read More — Solar Builder magazine