The footprint for solar electricity is growing larger in North Carolina. Thanks to a co-development agreement between Principal Solar and Entropy Investment Management, this 100 MW development, launched in August, should be completed by the end of this year. Located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, this impressive clean energy project is expected to produce … [continued]
For solar electricity boosters, the choices in PV roofing systems from a number of manufacturers keep looking brighter and brighter. At the recent Solar Power international convention in Anaheim, California, roofing manufacturer CertainTeed added to this list when it featured some of its next generation PV roofing systems, including its … [continued]
The Tesla Powerwall will be introduced to customers in Australia, through an agreement with SunEdison Australia. According to SunEdison concern Energy Matters, this partnership agreement will slate SunEdison Australia as one of the first companies in the world to take delivery of the revolutionary Tesla Powerwall home battery system: “The first … [continued]
Let’s talk about the bottom line when it comes to pricing a PV home, whether it comes to appraising, buying, or selling such a home. In spite of the appeal to lower costs in building a PV home, the proposition remains pricey. What does such a home investment mean in terms of … [continued]
Solar-biogas technology pioneer AORA Solar continues expanding its development work in Africa, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Arizona State University LightWorks and two Ethiopian universities, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University and Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU). It is hoped the building of this educational infrastructure and future construction of local … [continued]
Aspen, the Colorado skiing-Mecca, now stands tall as a renewable energy visionary, having become one of three US cities to run on 100% renewable electricity. This news was recently reported by The Aspen Times, citing staff members at Aspen’s environmental and project departments. The City of Aspen, a famed tourist location in … [continued]
The Dow Chemical Company, reporting $58 billion in 2014 worldwide revenue, has announced it will introduce its new POWERHOUSE Solar System 2.0 to selected United States markets in early 2016. The POWERHOUSE Solar System 2.0 (PH 2.0) BIPV roofing system combines the performance and protection of conventional asphalt roofs with … [continued]
Solar-powered lighting and charging services are coming soon to families in central Ghana who still have no access to the electricity grid. On July 28, the Hon. Dr Kwabena Donkor, Ghanaian Minister for Power, formally launched the rollout of a PayGo home solar power in the Assin district of Central … [continued]
The future of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics has taken a leap forward following completion of a 12 kWp building façade located in Switzerland. Add to this list two more buildings in Europe that have been scheduled by Emirates Insolaire and the future of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) seems destined for a place in construction … [continued]
We launch this series on solar flight by introducing Roland and Robert Boucher, an innovative and visionary twosome that John Perlin refers to as “the Wright Brothers of solar aircraft.” The year was 1974 when their Sunrise 1, the first solar plane, took off. Meyers: I’d like to know more … [continued]
