Tag: News
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Solar Site Spotlight: Custom engineering for flood plain levels with AET
The Rayport-G ECO mounting system from Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a preferred supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems, was selected by Swinerton Renewable Energy for a 30 MW-DC project in North Carolina. AET’s engineering team provided substantial support for the system due to the unique site conditions. Extensive custom engineeringRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Existing carport retrofitted with MiaSole FLEX solar modules
MiaSolé recently installed its FLEX-02 solar modules over an existing carport, built by Baja Construction, at the Oakley Executive RV and Boat Storage facility. This project was designed to highlight the efficacy of MiaSolé FLEX solar modules for retrofitting existing carports built with industry standard 7.2 trapezoid corrugated metal panelsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Grid-scale storage BOS costs to decline 41 percent by 2020
These days, grid-scale energy storage balance of system (BOS) costs average $670 per kilowatt. These costs include hardware like inverters and containers, soft costs like customer acquisition and interconnection, and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) expenses. According to the latest report from GTM Research, Grid-Scale Energy Storage Balance of SystemsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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TXU Energy launches 100 percent Texas Solar Electricity Plan
Bringing yet another innovative option to Texas electricity consumers, TXU Energy has announced TXU Energy Solar Advantage, the market’s first electricity plan that’s 100 percent backed by solar power generated in Texas. The plan comes on the heels of the company’s new, high-efficiency solar rooftop offer, and it further expandsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GlobalData: Significant work needed to achieve COP21 climate change goals
The ambitious Paris Agreement reached at the recent United Nations’ 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), which ultimately aims to limit the increase in global average temperatures to below 1.5°C from pre-industrial levels, will require substantial efforts from its signatories if the desired results are to be achieved, says anRead More — Solar Builder magazine