Tag: News
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Early look at Camarillo, Calif.’s hybrid solar microgrids at five critical community facilities
Last week, the Camarillo City Council in California awarded the Clean Coalition a contract to manage design work for Hybrid Solar Microgrids at five city facilities: City Hall, Police Station, Camarillo Library, Wastewater Treatment Plant, and Corporation Yard. The projects are designed to achieve zero net energy over their anticipated 30-yearRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunSpec Alliance update on work to simplify rapid shutdown signaling systems
In a few short years, the industry’s concept of a Distributed Energy Resource (DER) has morphed from an uncomplicated rooftop solar PV system that reduces your electricity bill to an incredibly complicated apparatus that does what the old system did plus stores energy, keeps the lights on at night orRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nautilus Solar Energy adds 47-MW community solar portfolio in Maine from ISM Solar
Nautilus Solar Energy, announced the acquisition of eight community solar projects in Maine totaling 47.2 megawatts direct current from ISM Solar Development. Construction of the projects, located in Cumberland, Knox, Oxford and York counties, is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2021. Upon completion, these projects will provideRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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KiloVault debuts AGM battery to handle higher energy demand in off-grid battery storage
KiloVault, a provider of innovative and affordable residential and commercial renewable energy solutions, unveiled the 2V 1000 XLC advanced lead carbon, sealed AGM, deep cycle battery. Designed for performance in Partial State of Charge (PSoC) applications, the XLC is a maintenance-free battery aimed at high-demand off-grid or battery backup applications.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Researchers: Solar PV cells could last six times longer with this optical coating
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Rochester have developed a new class of optical coatings they say could make solar photovoltaic (PV) cells last six times longer, dramatically decreasing the cost of replacing worn out cells and ushering in a new era of high-performance, low-cost solar panels. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine