Tag: News
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Salmon Face Upstream Battle as Blueprints for Recovery Are Ignored
As the days get cooler and shorter, millions of salmon are making the arduous journey up the rivers and streams of British Columbia (B.C.) to the spawning grounds where they were born. Waiting for this rich pulse of life from the Pacific Ocean are bears, gulls, wolves, eagles, ospreys, crows, pine martins and dozens of…
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Hundreds Protest Tar Sands Pipeline as Expert Warns of 90 Percent Probability of Line 9 Rupture
By Derek Leahy The international pipeline safety expert who last August described Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline as “high risk for a rupture” now says the probability of Line 9 rupturing is “over 90 percent.” “I do not make the statement ‘high risk for a rupture’ lightly or often,” said Richard Kuprewicz in an interview with DeSmog Canada. “There are…
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Solectria Releases New 1,000-Volt Inverters at SPI
Solectria Renewables, LLC, a leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today at the Solar Power International Trade Show in Chicago, Illinois, the introduction of its new SGI 500XTM and SGI 750XTM, external transformer, 1000 VDC inverters. The XTM inverters are […] — Solar Builder magazine
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KYOCERA Announces 1,000-Volt Solar PV Modules
Kyocera Solar Inc. today announced plans to offer new 1000-volt solar photovoltaic (PV) modules designed to significantly reduce labor and materials costs while simultaneously increasing overall system efficiency. U.S. electrical code was only recently amended to allow 1000-volt solar modules, […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Sun Number Receives Additional Funding from SunShot Initiative Incubator Program
In the eighth round of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative Incubator Program, Sun Number has been awarded approximately $1 million to expand the geographic coverage of its rooftop solar assessment services. The award will also […] — Solar Builder magazine