Category: International
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Martifer Solar Canada, Triumph Partner for Canadian PV Market
Martifer Solar Canada, a subsidiary of Martifer Solar SA, and Triumph Inc. have entered into a strategic partnership to serve the growing demand for solar PV in the Canadian market. The partnership will be called Martifer Solar Triumph and will add unique value to the market based on the companies’Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Is Wireless Transmission of Power Finally a Real Possibility?
Two Russian scientists, Leonid and Sergey Plekhanov, both of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) are trying to crowdfund the building of a prototype of Nikola Tesla’s Wardenclyffe tower, which could allow for wireless transmission of power. Should they succeed, it is conceivable that the entire planet could be powered by renewable energy…
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Bullfrog Power Completes 600-kW SolarShare Project in Ontario
Today, Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading green energy provider, and SolarShare, Canada’s largest renewable energy co-operative that allows Ontario citizens and businesses to invest in community-based solar energy installations, are launching the first community-owned solar project in the City of Brampton with a rooftop ribbon-cutting. The Holtby project, located on anRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Low Cost House is Made From Shipping Containers
Low Cost House is a housing solution designed and built by JYA-RCHITECTS as a home for a family of seven in South Korea. The home is made from three shipping containers that were altered and placed within a separate structure so as to create a comfortable, light filled home for the owners. The name of…
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Ekocenters Made of Shipping Containers Bringing Clean Water to Areas in Need
In late 2013, Coca Cola in partnership with several global and local organizations, began deploying so-called Ekocenters, which are primarily mobile clean water sources. These Ekocenters are build out of shipping containers and their main aim is purifying water and delivering it to developing communities across the world with a special focus on groups within…