The largest low concentration photovoltaics project in the world begins operation at the Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
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Big AZ Solar Online, Another Loan Program Win
The 150-megawatt Mesquite Solar 1 power plant, backed by a U.S. loan guarantee, is online and generating clean power for thousands of homes.
A Kickstarter For Solar: Mosaic Launches
The solar crowdfunding site Mosaic launches, aiming to give small investors a chance to back clean energy and worthy projects access to capital.
Boston’s Deep Energy Retrofit Goes Platinum
With a 5-inch-thick shell of super-insulation materials, a retrofit apartment complex in Boston plans to reduce heating and hot water costs by 73 percent.
Concentrating Solar: Can Storage Save Its Bacon?
Some say CSP can’t compete with cheap PV, but the industry points to studies showing cost advantages when thermal storage is employed.
Oregon Passive House Aims To Slash Energy Bills
Oregon’s Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, currently being built with super-insulated walls and airtight windows, is expected to have energy bills that average just $50 per year.
Low-Energy House Of Bamboo Blends Into Belgian Forest
With amenities such as a heat pump, radiant underfloor heating and high-performance insulation, this modern bamboo-clad house is as energy efficient as it is attractive.
US Home Solar Tangled Up In Red Tape
More than one in three U.S. solar installers say they limit or avoid sales in certain areas because the permitting processes there are difficult.
Ouch! US Making China Wind Tower, Solar Tariffs Hurt
The Commerce Department hikes duties on Chinese (and Vietnamese) wind turbine tower producers, while already-hit solar imports from China plunge.
Meet Elf: A Solar Power, Electric Assist Velomobile With Charm
Organic Transit has unveiled Elf, a three-wheeled, solar power supported electric assist vehicle that qualifies to ride in bike lanes because of its design.
SD Zoo Solar-To-EV System Is The Real Deal
San Diego’s zoo gets a super-smart solar-to-EV charging system, able to operate independent of the grid, store power, send excess power to the grid or use grid power.
Solar Powered Pot Farms Sweep The Nation!
It was probably the liberal/hippie plan from the start, using solar power to go off-grid to grow pot, and now the Associated Press is all over the story.
SunShot Hopes $10M Can Boost 10 Solar Startups
The U.S. Department of Energy solar incubator program, aiming to nurture breakthrough technologies, gives out is seventh round of grants.
New Orleans Home To Largest Solar Neighborhood In SE
New Orleans’ River Garden Apartments feature 420 KWs of roof-mounted solar over multiple buildings, and is the Southeastern U.S.’s largest solar neighborhood.