by Colite Technologies | Aug 12, 2021 | Blog, Energy
The Benefits of Sustainable Buildings Over the last few decades, citizens and public and private entities have teamed up to drastically mold the future of sustainable construction. By updating design and material requirements, green buildings, like those that are LEED...
by Colite Technologies | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog, Energy
Your Two-Step Guide to Sustainability Pressure from customers, board members, stakeholders, and employees are driving business owners to pursue more sustainable measures throughout their companies. These changes will help them become more efficient and shrink their...
by Colite Technologies | Jul 1, 2021 | Blog, Energy
The Evolution of Sustainable Microgrids A microgrid is an integrated energy system consisting of distributed energy resources with multiple electrical loads operating as a single, autonomous grid either in parallel to or independent (“islanded”) from the existing...
by Colite Technologies | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog, Energy, Solar
Soaring Prices Threaten Near-Term Solar Progress Solar energy consumers have been enjoying the nearly continuous drop in prices in energy storage and production for more than a decade. However, due to continued supply constraints, shortages in labor and work force,...
by Colite Technologies | May 12, 2021 | Blog, Policy
The American Jobs Plan and What it Means for Renewable Energy Introduced at the end of March, the American Jobs Plan sets ambitious targets focused on job creation and infrastructure improvement to build back better. President Biden’s plan aims to prioritize...
by Colite Technologies | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog, Solar
Commercial Rooftop Solar System Installation Process – Overview Rooftop solar is a great way to take advantage of a free, renewable resource and use it to generate electricity. Rooftop solar PV systems work particularly well for commercial and industrial facilities...
by Colite Technologies | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog, Policy
Energy Policy and the Growth of Sustainable Energy Quite a bit of new policy related to the renewable energy industry has been introduced since the end of 2020. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 was passed by Congress and signed into law....
by Colite Technologies | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog, Lighting
A Guide to Exterior LED Retrofits Have you considered upgrading your lighting but got lost in the technical jargon? Did you get overwhelmed with all the options? Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. We’ve created this simple guide that breaks down commercial...
by Colite Technologies | Jan 27, 2021 | Blog, Energy
Baking Up New Ideas Can cookies change the world? Most likely not. But the vanilla flavoring we use in cookies possibly could. Surprisingly, this yummy compound is challenging how we approach material sourcing for electrical components in power systems. Science...
by Colite Technologies | Dec 16, 2020 | Blog, Wind
A Brief History of the Wind Turbine Since early recorded history, humans have utilized wind energy to increase agricultural efficiency and propel commercial endeavors across the seas. Beginning in Persia and eventually making their way around the world, wind...