REC Solar, a solar electric system design and installation company, has completed a 500-kW community solar project in Boulder, Colorado. The Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array is the first community solar project completed under Xcel Energy’s Solar Rewards Community program, under which any utility ratepayer can directly purchase energy from a “solar garden” and immediately
Canadian Solar Donates To Whale Research Center
May 14, 2013 : 0 Comments
Canadian Solar Inc has donated solar modules to the OrcaLab Whale Research Centre located on a remote island off the British Columbia coast near Alert Bay. OrcaLab has been recording the Johnson Strait whales for more than four decades. Founder, Dr. Paul Spong and his wife Helena Symonds have spearheaded global research which confirms orca
8 Everyday Solar Installations — Power For The People
May 8, 2013 : 1 Comment
A few months ago, Solar Power World asked its readers to provide us with photos of everyday solar installations. The goal was to show that solar power is the electricity source of the people and that it is not out of anyone’s reach. We present these photos to you now to share with the rest of the
Unirac Helps Power up Volkswagen’s Largest Solar-Energy Complex
May 2, 2013 : 0 Comments
Unirac, Inc., a provider of mounting solutions to the solar industry in North America, is playing a large role in powering up the biggest solar park of any car manufacturer in North America today. The project involves Europe’s biggest carmaker – Volkswagen, and its recently-constructed 33,600 panel solar park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The solar park,
Canadian Solar Donates PV Modules To Memorial Solar Schools Fund
April 30, 2013 : 0 Comments
Canadian Solar Inc. has donated PV modules to the Brian D. Robertson Foundation’s Memorial Solar Schools Fund. The donated photovoltaic (PV) modules will be installed on four schools, one located in Maryland and three in Ohio. The Crossroads School, Baltimore, MD: Established to serve disadvantaged inner-city youth, The Crossroads School is one of the first
Installation Notes: Free Hot Water Beats Cost Of Natural Gas
April 29, 2013 : 4 Comments
Barak Jolish, a San Francisco building developer, took five bids for a hydronic heating and hot water system for a 3-story, 19,260-sq.-ft. student housing complex renovation. Jolish pitted conventional natural-gas systems against solar hot water. One type of system came out on top. While the lowest bidder for each technology came to about $200,000, rebates
How To Harvest The Sun
April 26, 2013 : 0 Comments
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
S&C To Construct 2.5-MW Solar Site In New Mexico
April 23, 2013 : 0 Comments
S&C Electric Company, a leader in renewable energy integration, has announced it was awarded a $7.9 million contract by Green States Energy to construct a 2.5-MW solar photovoltaic farm near Roswell, N.M. S&C will provide procurement and construction services for the entire project. To qualify for the local utility’s renewable energy incentive program, the project
Hawaiian Auto Businesses Say Aloha To Renewable Energy
April 23, 2013 : 0 Comments
Kyocera Solar Inc. has supplied its solar modules to island installer ProVision Solar, which will power a total of eight auto businesses on the Big Island of Hawaii, making it one of the greenest enterprises on the island. Along with beautiful beaches and lush rainforests, Hawaii also has some of the nation’s highest electricity rates.
Phoenix Contact Unveils Solar Charging Carport At Headquarters
April 23, 2013 : 0 Comments
Phoenix Contact unveiled its new solar charging port for electric vehicles (EVs) at its headquarters in, Middletown, Pa. The unveiling took place as part of the company’s Earth Day activities. Almost entirely student-designed and built, the charging port includes 12 south-facing solar panels, Apollo Solar inverter and Concorde AGM batteries that collect sunlight during the
