Tag: News
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Community solar often blocked by utilities lobbying uninformed policymakers
From Energy News Network: Utility lobbying has blocked community solar expansion, but a recent study suggests it’s been effective in part because many policymakers don’t understand the concept and its potential benefits. Community solar programs let groups of investors or subscribers share in the costs of installing and maintaining aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower commercial dealers gain new financing option via Bank of the West
SunPower Corp. closed a new program with Bank of the West which will provide SunPower Commercial dealers a new financing option as part of a one-stop-shop complete solution. Bank of the West contracts and servicing will be private-labeled as SunPower Commercial Capital which will reinforce a cohesive customer experience. “WeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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STAG Industrial adding four rooftop solar systems on East Coast properties
Real estate investment trust STAG Industrial announced the groundbreaking of four new solar rooftop systems in Massachusetts and one in New Jersey which will deliver energy to the electrical grid. Black Bear Energy facilitated the project in partnership with STAG. “Hosting solar on industrial buildings challenges the mindset that theseRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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World’s largest horseradish grower adds solar PV system in Northern Wisconsin
Silver Spring Foods, the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish, has made several business moves in the last three months to position the company for the future: acquire a competitive brand to close the gap on their supply due to the global horseradish shortage; pivot its business to respondRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Researchers uncover way to study ‘hot electrons’ — a step toward more efficient solar
Highly energetic, “hot” electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy, but scientists haven’t been able to measure the energies of those electrons, limiting their use. Until now! Researchers at Purdue University and the University of Michigan have built a way to analyze them. “There haveRead More — Solar Builder magazine