Tag: projects
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Return customer: Early commercial PV adopter re-ups with second system from Beaumont Solar
Darn It! Inc., a family-operated distribution and refurbishment business located in New Bedford, Mass., contacted Beaumont Solar for another 234.5-kW solar array to pair with the 281.6-kW roof-mounted PV system it installed in 2011(the largest commercial solar rooftop in the City of New Bedford at that time). “For a facilityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet Solar for Our Superheroes — nonprofit installing PV for community nominated ‘heroes’
Boston Solar, a top residential installer in Massachusetts, just became the exclusive solar partner for the Solar for Our Superheroes organization. What is Solar for Our Superheroes? As a way of saying thanks and giving back, this nonprofit organization installs solar systems to those “heroes” chosen through an essay andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Check out this DC-coupled commercial solar+storage microgrid from ARDA Power
ARDA Power says it will be incorporating Alencon’s DC-DC Optimizer – the SPOT – into its DC-coupled microgrid system which includes Solar + Storage. Here’s a look at how that’s going to work. ARDA has pioneered the market for microgrids, offering a unique DC-connected microgrid solution which brings the benefitsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Universities adding solar: Update on PV projects at Notre Dame, University of Virginia
Notre Dame goes solar Inovateus Solar has completed a 144.72-kW solar photovoltaic installation for the University of Notre Dame. The ground-mounted system is located at the Kenmore Warehouse storage facility and is the largest solar array built by the university to date as well as the biggest PV installation inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Renewable energy project in Colorado draws interest from Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is partnering with Panasonic Corporation and Xcel Energy to simulate and optimize the energy load profile of Peña Station NEXT, a planned 382-acre mixed-use development in Denver, Colo. The project will employ the grid modeling capabilities of NREL’s EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine