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  • FG Fortis Groep USA sets plans for new net-zero building projects

    The Fortis Groep is an international builder of sustainable and net zero building projects around the world and it has new sustainable and net-zero building project it is ready to debut world-wide. As of now, these net zero systems will be installed in residential building projects in Florida and NorthRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Researchers exceed the theoretical limit of silicon solar cells (hit 30.2 percent)

    So, get this: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE together with the Austrian company EV Group (EVG) say they have successfully manufactured a silicon-based multi-junction solar cell with two contacts and an efficiency exceeding the theoretical limit of silicon solar cells. Tell me more! For thisRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Google expands Project Sunroof to explore whole community solar potential

    Google took its Project Sunroof initiative — a tool to help homeowners discover if solar is right for their house —  and is expanding it. This new data explorer tool will enable solar estimates for entire communities, in addition to individual homes, by leveraging 3D rooftop geometry from Google EarthRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NEXTracker signs big solar tracker MSA with EPC Biosar

    NEXTracker, a Flex company, signed a master services agreement to deliver its solar tracker technology to Biosar, part of Aktor Construction Group, and one of the largest engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms in the Western Hemisphere. The 191.5 MW solar power plant, Pirapora 1, is being constructed by BiosarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SMA hits 10 GW installed capacity in North America

    SMA has increased its installed inverter capacity in North America by 33 percent in less than a year to reach 10 GW. SMA credits the success to its product portfolio, which spans from large turnkey solutions for utility power plants and three-phase inverter technology with energy management function to fully optimizedRead More — Solar Builder magazine