Large Scale Solar Roofs Getting The Respect They Deserve
Solar roofs are now required on all parking lots with more than 80 spaces in France. The opportunity in the US is enormous.
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Haiti’s Solar Powered Hospital
Maintaining steady electricity flow in hospitals is literally an issue of life and death. In places where electrical power is unreliable, hospitals are forced to rely on generators, even in the midst of surgery or with patients on ventilators. So what’s a hospital in Haiti supposed to do? Install 1,800 … [continued]
Largest Transparent Photovoltaic Roof in the US
The oncology division of the US head office of pharmaceutical company Novartis will soon be looking up to the country’s largest transparent photovoltaic roof. Sunways AG announced the news of its largest individual order for building integrated photovoltaics to date. The office building was designed by architectural firm Rafael Viñoly … [continued]
20% of Queenslanders May Soon Be on Solar
Hordes of Queensland residents are trying to get in on the 44 Australian cents per kilowatt hour government kickback for homes that export power back to the electricity grid. Beginning on July 9, solar PV incentives dropped to 8 cents per kilowatt hour. According to Australian power company Energex, … [continued]
U.S. Military Adding Solar Roofs to More Base Housing
Great news on solar power: More eco-friendly military housing is on the horizon. Today, SolarCity announced that three more solar panel rooftop projects will be added to Air Force bases in California and Colorado later this summer. The additional bases are a part of SolarStrong, a $1-billion solar installation … [continued]
Solar Schools’ First School Gets Solar Roof Funded.. 3 Months Early
I wrote about a cool Solar Schools program in the UK a few months ago. Basically, the program involves getting communities to fund solar power systems on their local schools. I recently got the news that the first Solar School in the program hit its target… three months early! … [continued]
Toys”R”Us Installing Largest Solar Roof in North America
It’s hard not to report on the biggest solar, wind, or other renewable energy projects when they pop up (or get close to popping up). And why shouldn’t I? It’s a sign that these clean energy sources are maturing and an encouragement to you and others to implement clean energy projects yourself! The latest ‘biggest’ solar project I’ve read news about is an especially ‘fun’ one. Toys”R”Us (how do I make that “R” go backwards) is dropping the largest solar rooftop installation in North America on its distribution center in Flanders, New Jersey (its largest distribution center).
China Moving Forward on World’s Largest Solar Roof
Who’s getting the world’s largest solar roof? China, of course. The Nanjing South Railway Station, to be specific. Building solar roofs on top of railway stations (where the world’s fastest trains are running) seems to be a growing trend in China. The 7-MW solar roof on the Nanjing South Railway … [continued]
Passive Solar Glass Roofing Tiles
Interested in re-roofing your house? Or building a home and wondering what roofing system to go with? Check this out… Swedish company SolTech Energy has developed some cool-looking, award-winning solar glass roofing tiles. (Note: these are not active solar tiles but a passive solar roofing option.) The glass tiles can … [continued]
Decoupled Utility PG&E Invests in Californians' Solar Roofs With SunRun (and Texans' Too)
California’s PG&E has just invested $100 million in SunRun, which offers solar power purchase agreements, (in addition to its earlier $61 million investment in Solar City‘s solar lease), through its investment arm, Pacific Energy Capital. Some of the California utility investment will help homeowners in other states, like Texas, get … [continued]
