Tag: News
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Global solar PV tracker market: Shipments exceeded 20 GW for first time in 2018
Global unit shipments of single-axis solar photovoltaic (PV) trackers increased by over 40 percent in 2018, surpassing 20 gigawatts-dc (GW) globally for the first time. While the United States continued to be the largest individual market for single-axis trackers last year, shipments also increased in Mexico, Australia, Egypt, Spain, andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Blazing a new trail: Canndescent opens first-of-its-kind cannabis cultivation facility thanks to solar power
Canndescent has completed the cannabis industry’s first, commercial-scale solar project, powering its indoor production facility in Desert Hot Springs, Calif. Delivering onsite, renewable energy, the 282.6 kilowatt system uses 734 solar modules on seven different carport structures to energize the company’s historic cannabis production facility, which also earned attention inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Community solar project developed on a brownfield at Long View Forest’s Vermont headquarters
Long View Forest, Inc. and Encore Renewable Energy announced the commissioning of a 745 kWp community solar array on three acres at the new Long View headquarters and woodyard on Ferry Road in Hartland, VT. The project is on a 28-acre remediated “brownfield” property formerly used as a saw millRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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HVAC company Trane gets into solar PV installation business, develops carports for five schools in Massachusetts
While best recognized as a global leading manufacturer of HVAC equipment and Building Automation Systems, Trane also offers comprehensive energy services providing self-funding energy and cost saving projects to building owners globally. Trane not only provides HVAC equipment, building automation systems, facility improvement measure and renewable energy efficiency solutions, butRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GRID Alternatives to head up California’s Disadvantaged Communities – Single-family Solar Homes program
GRID Alternatives was selected by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to administer the Disadvantaged Communities – Single-family Solar Homes (DAC-SASH) program. The program builds on California’s long-standing and successful Single-family Affordable Solar Homes (SASH) program, also administered by GRID Alternatives, providing long-term funding to bring solar power to householdsRead More — Solar Builder magazine