Tag: News
-
Soft cost progress: Over 300 local governments have streamlined solar permitting thanks to SolSmart program
We hype solar technology innovation often as the path forward to a renewable energy future, but the technology we have is already pretty awesome. The bigger opportunity to grow solar is now in small-scale local progress — cutting permitting red tape and normalizing solar systems within the zeitgeist. We arguedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Ameresco schedules construction of 27-MW solar farm in Illinois village brownfield
Ameresco will develop a 27 MW solar farm in the Village of DePue, Illinois. Upon completion, the DePue solar farm will be the largest in Bureau County and will directly advance the state’s goal of reaching 25 percent renewable energy by 2025. Ameresco says it will be the developer, builderRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Solar energy investors can get real-time benchmarking of their renewable assets with this new platform
German energy Intellitech company Kaiserwetter Energy Asset Management added an advanced renewable energy benchmarking feature to its IoT platform ARISTOTELES. Developed in partnership with SAP, ARISTOTELES turns complex and unstructured technical, financial and meteorological data into actionable, real-time intelligence for investors and financial institutions to minimize investment risks and maximizeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Chint Power Systems’s C&I energy storage solution now integrated into Energy Toolbase
Energy Toolbase, one of the best solar + energy storage modeling and proposal softwares out there, has integrated Chint Power Systems’ (CPS) energy storage solution onto their platform. The integration enables distributed energy developers to quickly and accurately analyze the economic viability of solar + storage and standalone storage projectsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Keene Housing, ReVision Energy to cut ribbon on solar-powered affordable housing
A ribbon-cutting is now set for October 29 at Keene Housing in Keene, NH, to celebrate its solar energy transition. The Monadnock Region nonprofit provides affordable housing for those in need. Last year, Keene Housing (KH) added grid-tied solar arrays totaling 91.5 kW to nine buildings at its Harper Acres property.Read More — Solar Builder magazine