For all their trouble with the weather and other forces beyond control, farmers have become some of America’s scrappiest business people. They’re always looking for a means to be more profitable and save money for the inevitable bad year. When something goes well at a farm down the street, it isn’t long before other farmers
The State Of Solar Power Construction And Installation
April 26, 2013 : 0 Comments
Solar installation companies and contractors build solar electric systems, solar pool heating systems and solar hot water systems at every scale – residential, commercial and utility. Many types of companies install solar systems. The primary industry begins with solar contractors, and then branches out to electrical contractors and plumbing contractors. General contractors and roofing contractors
First Solar Sells 139-MW Campo Verde Solar Project
April 23, 2013 : 0 Comments
First Solar has sold the 139-MW Campo Verde Solar Project to Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy. Under the terms of the agreement, First Solar will complete construction of the project and will operate and maintain the power plant for 10 years. Construction of the Campo Verde project began in December 2012
Installation Notes: Helicopter Required In Honolulu
April 20, 2013 : 0 Comments
Sunetric, a Hawaii-based solar design and installation company, has shown that no contract is too tall an order, even if it’s 32 stories tall. Sunetric installed a 200-kW photovoltaic system at the top of a 32-story tower in the heart of downtown Honolulu. With about 6,000 people living, working or passing through Kukui Plaza every
Charlotte Developer Targets North Carolina Land For Solar
April 19, 2013 : 0 Comments
Crescent Communities, a diversified real estate investment, development and operating company based in Charlotte, has identified significant acreage in its 50,000-acre land management portfolio for development as solar energy farms. “As a former subsidiary of Duke Energy, our land portfolio includes considerable holdings that were originally acquired by Duke in support of power generation and
Installation Notes: SunPower On Sunset Beach
April 12, 2013 : 5 Comments
Sunset Beach, N.C., residents James and Susan Murray are the first solar photovoltaic array owners in town. The 4.58-kW system will supply 65% of the Murrays’ energy needs and save them over a thousand dollars annually – and it achieves their goal of reducing their carbon footprint. Cape Fear Solar Systems, a Wilmington, N.C.-based residential
Online Certificate Training Program: Shade Analysis Course
April 11, 2013 : 0 Comments
Solmetric unveiled its Solmetric Certified Product Training Program. This interactive 4-6 hour course is taken online and is flexible to the student’s schedule. After completing the course and passing the exam users will be issued a Certificate of Completion as well as given the SHADE ANALYSIS BADGE which can be placed on business cards, PV
Completion of Molten Salt Solar Receiver Sets Milestone In Crescent Dunes
April 3, 2013 : 0 Comments
SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, today announced completion of the assembly of the molten salt receiver panels that sits on top of the 540 foot solar power tower for its 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant located near Tonopah, Nev. Utilizing the most advanced solar thermal technology worldwide, the
8-MW Solar Project Planned For Romania
April 3, 2013 : 0 Comments
REC, provider of solar electricity solutions, has acquired the project rights of an 8-MW solar park in the north of Bucharest, Romania and has started construction at the end of January 2013. Romania is a very promising emerging market for solar electricity investments due to very good radiation levels and a stable regulatory incentive framework
