Marissa Leshnov/Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) today announced the creation of a new cross-sector initiative to improve clean energy education, training, and job placement efforts and outcomes. The National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance, supported with grant funding from Bank of America, […]
smartbuildingmag.com 06 {{ “2021-12-06T00:00:00+00:00” | date “MMM” }} ’21 Written on {{ “2021-12-06T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-12-06T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Carrier News Carrier unveiled its innovative new AquaEdge® 19MV oil-free water-cooled centrifugal chiller designed to deliver reliable performance, incredible efficiency, easy installation and a wide operating range. With capacity from 300 to […]
Isle of Wight County Schools will now offset nearly 50% of the total electricity needs of seven of its schools with a combined 3.3-MW solar system. The combined rooftop arrays are projected to produce an estimated 4,252-MWh of clean energy each year for the Virginia schools. “This project does more than help the environment; it […]
The LoRa Alliance®, today announced that LoRaWAN was officially approved as a standard by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). The standard is titled Recommendation ITU-T Y.4480 “Low power protocol for wide area wireless networks” and is under the responsibility of Study Group 20 of […]
Keep the Lights on Colorado raised $43,900 that will be used to make solar energy more accessible for 176 Colorado families. Regional installer Namasté Solar raised the money through 16 corporate sponsors and 60 individual donors to provide community solar subscriptions to low-income families. Namasté Solar created Keep the Lights on Colorado in 2020 to […]
By Yash Mehta, a recognized IoT, M2M and Big Data technology expert. The IoT devices came as a blessing for humans as the devices dutifully and efficiently performed tasks from trivial to important as part of the daily schedule. The IoT space is becoming more widespread with each passing day. Statista research suggests the total […]
By Lisa Cohn, Aurora Solar A solar panel spec sheet provides valuable information about the operating parameters of a panel and can help designers, engineers, and installers determine how to configure a solar PV system. The panel spec sheet will tell you about the panel’s electrical power production, including its efficiency and how it operates […]
smartbuildingmag.com 08 {{ “2021-12-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “MMM” }} ’21 Written on {{ “2021-12-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-12-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Siemens News Siemens Smart Infrastructure’s building products KNX/DALI gateway N 141 and the switch/dim actuator 2x DALI Broadcast N 525D11 as well as the Desigo PXC3 controller were recently certified under the new DALI-2 communication […]
By Gwen Brown, Senior Content Marketer, Aurora Solar If you work in the solar industry, you know that the amount of solar energy available at a proposed project site is one of the most fundamental factors for determining whether installing solar makes sense for a customer. Obviously, the amount of solar energy—also referred to as […]
Whether flicking on the lights, charging the cell phone, keeping the milk cool in the fridge, or quickly vacuuming the house, we generally assume in day-to-day life that our power outlets are a reliable source of energy. However, our power grid actually has a quite complex design, and its typical level of balance is a […]