Month: July 2015

  • Solar Energy Plan for Low Income Homes

    The White House has recently announced its intentions to make renewable solar energy a more viable option for owners or renters of low income housing. Part of a larger initiative to strengthen the state of renewable energy, this goal involves increasing the use of solar energy in federally subsidized homes by three times the amount…

  • Inovateus Solar to install 2.5-MW, ground-mounted solar project for Indiana Michigan Power

    Indiana based Inovateus Solar was awarded the installation of a 2.5-MW AC, ground-mounted solar array project for Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) an operating unit of American Electric Power (AEP). The future site of the new I&M solar array is in Marion, Ind., adjacent to the company’s Deer Creek substation. GroundbreakingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar3D awarded $10M contract for Fresno/Clovis Wastewater Reclamation Facility

    Solar3D announced that its MD Energy subsidiary has been awarded a $10 million, 2 MW solar project with the Fresno/Clovis Wastewater Reclamation Facility, subject to approval by the city council. A city council meeting to approve the award is set for July 30. Operated by the City of Fresno, the Fresno/ClovisRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Residential Community Wrapped in a Living Wall

    MAD Architects have designed a new residential community in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, which will feature a large living façade. The housing development will be raised high above the street and is dubbed 8600 Wilshire. Its designers aim to bring nature back to this inner city neighborhood. Apart from the living wall façade, the complex…

  • Andalay Solar enters equity purchase agreement with Southridge Partners

    Stephen Hicks, Chairman and CEO of Southridge Capital, announced that Southridge Partners II LP, an institutional investor, has entered into a new equity purchase agreement with Andalay Solar, Inc., based in Fremont, California. Andalay Solar Inc., founded in 2001, is a provider of innovative solar power systems. In 2007, the companyRead More — Solar Builder magazine