Tag: News
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Department of Energy grows Solar Ready Vets, awards $10M to 10 solar training programs
The Energy Department announced five additional military bases will join Solar Ready Vets, a solar jobs training program that prepares service members for careers in the solar industry when they leave active duty. The Department is also awarding $10 million to 10 new projects through its Solar Training and EducationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New coalition hopes to empower companies to go solar (to deploy 60 GW by 2015)
Four non-governmental organizations have come together to form the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA), a new coalition to empower multinational companies to transform electricity systems with renewable energy. REBA aims to help facilitate and deploy 60 GWs of new corporate renewable energy in the United States by 2025. REBA is ledRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Delta debuts wall-mounted 80-kW solar inverter
Delta, a provider of power and thermal management solutions, unveiled its new M80U PV inverter — the first wall mount 80kW string inverter in the world. The M80U is a grid-tied, 3-phase and transformerless inverter that converts DC output from a PV system into AC with 98.8 percent efficiency, allowing it to be seamlessly usedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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San Francisco requires all new buildings add solar panels — an energy adviser’s perspective
San Francisco’s decision to require solar panels on all new buildings starting in 2017 is more evidence of the growing role of rooftop solar in commercial real estate, says Roy Palk, Senior Energy Adviser for national law firm LeClairRyan. “No other major U.S. city has actually required that new buildingsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PCI Solar to build systems for California school district
Cinnabar school district, a public school district based in Sonoma County Calif., has chosen PCI Solar as the contractor to build a solar array for Cinnabar Elementary school. The decision to award PCI Solar was made through an RFP process hosted by Terra Verde Renewable Partners. The system to be constructedRead More — Solar Builder magazine