Solar Impulse 2, a solar powered plane that started its historic round-the-world journey in Abu Dabhi, Arab Emirates, in March 2015, made a 4:00 a.m. landing at New York’s JFK Airport on June 11 after a triumphant circle over the St…
Read MoreSolar Impulse 2, a solar powered plane that started its historic round-the-world journey in Abu Dabhi, Arab Emirates, in March 2015, made a 4:00 a.m. landing at New York’s JFK Airport on June 11 after a triumphant circle over the St…
Read MoreOne of the problems with traditional commercial rooftop solar is that it’s mighty heavy. Since commercial roofs tend to be very flat and commercial systems very large, the roofs often cannot withstand the weight of traditional ballasted systems that use heavy concrete blocks to help hold down the panels. The only other option for commercial roofs are solar systems that are mechanically attached to the roof, meaning that installers need to drill holes into the roof, potentially compromising its integrity.
Beamreach, formerly Solexel, thinks it has a better mousetrap. The company is unveiling its new name and “Sprint” rooftop system this week at Intersolar Europe. Sprint integrates racking into the panel. To install panels on a roof, installers need only flip down an already-integrated adhesive-covered “foot” and step on it to adhere the system to the roof.
According to Mark Kerstens, CEO, rows of panels can also be spaced about 30 percent closer together because “if you have early morning or late afternoon shading from the top of one row to the bottom of
Read MoreIt’s 10 p.m. The lights in your village of Chibok, in a remote corner of Nigeria, went out for the night half an hour before. Blackness and quiet cover the land, and you drift off to sleep in your bed in the girls’ dormitory.
Read MoreThe Obama Administration last week announced a series of actions and activities that it says are designed to encourage 1.3 GW of energy storage procurement or deployment over the next five years.
Read MoreVermont utility Green Mountain Power last week selected a Waitsfield, Vt.-based solar solutions provider to move into the utility’s headquarters to explore innovative solutions in energy storage.
Read MoreCanadian Solar Inc., the world’s second-largest solar manufacturer, is building its first plant in Brazil.
Read MoreDamian Carrington reported in The Guardian that solar PV plants in Great Britain generated more electricity than coal in May.
Read MoreLebanon plans to bulk up on renewable-energy assets beyond just rooftop solar in a move that could wean reliance on fossil fuels and avoid blackouts, according to a government agency.
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday released additional details for public comment about the optional Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP), a part of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), despite the hold currently placed on the CPP by th…
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