Category: California
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California Nearing Huge Milestone in Solar Deployment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – California has cemented its place as America’s solar leader, according to the recently-released U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review, and stands poised to become the first state in the nation to have 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar capacity, enough to power nearly 2.5 million homes.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Vivint Solar Expanding in Northern California
Those interested in solar industry related job opportunities in Northern California will be happy to hear that Vivint Solar, a leading provider of residential solar systems is expanding its operations in that region. The company scheduled a recruiting event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. PST onRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New RBI Solar Location Better Serves the West Coast
Mark your calendars for Feb. 10 because that’s the day that RBI Solar will open its new office in Temecula, California. RBI Solar, the leading solar racking manufacturer for ground mount and carport solar, says the office will be dedicated to manufacturing solar mounting systems and business development. The newRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Miasole Introduces the Roofing Industry’s First Flexible Large Format Solar Module
Miasole, a company of Hanergy introduces their new FLEX 01-W PV (210-watts) module for TPO roof systems. The Miasole FLEX W module is the roofing industry’s first flexible large format solar module for low slope commercial roofing. The FLEX module’s high performance self-adhesive provides a roofer friendly simple peel-n-stick installation systemRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Earthquake Resistant Houses Could Soon no Longer be Just an Expensive Dream
A team of engineers at Stanford University has come up with a breakthrough method of constructing earthquake-resistant homes. The significance of this is the fact that their new method is inexpensive and rather easy to implement. The engineers recently completed a prototype of a house built using this method. It is a two-story home, which…