Tag: News
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Conergy Launches U.S. Solar Financing Program
Conergy, one of the world’s leading solar photovoltaic service and solution providers, launched its Conergy Fund I (The Fund) program today. The program, which provides financing to large-scale construction projects in the United States, makes the use of and savings […] — Solar Builder magazine
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How Passage of TPP Could Bypass Fracking Bans in the U.S.
On Jan. 9, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Rep. Camp (R-MI) introduced the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, otherwise known as “fast track,” which could facilitate passage of deeply flawed trade agreements including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact with limited public and Congressional input. If fast-track legislation is approved by Congress, President…
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5 Reasons the Keystone XL Pipeline Flunks President Obama’s Climate Test
In December at Georgetown University, Tom Steyer’s NextGen Climate Action and the Center for American Progress Action Fund brought together experts from around the U.S. and Canada to answer the question: Can Keystone Pass the President’s Climate Test? Could the Keystone XL pass President Obama’s test of not “significantly” increasing carbon pollution? The unanimous answer from climate scientists,…
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Kyocera Completes 7.4-MW Install in Connecticut
On December 23, 2013, a 5-MWac (7.4-MWdc) installation of high-reliability Kyocera solar modules began commercial operations at Somers, Conn., providing enough annual generating capacity to offset the power needs of approximately 5,000 homes. The Somers project is the latest that […] — Solar Builder magazine
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EnterSolar Installs 129-kW Rooftop System at NY Manufacturer
Under Governor Cuomo’s NY-Sun initiative, Signal Transformer, a division of Bel Fuse Inc., completed the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its Inwood, N.Y., facility. Signal Transformer is a premier manufacturer of high-efficiency transformers, chokes and inductors, which are […] — Solar Builder magazine