Author: LEED Blogger
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Rotating Forest Retreat
Seems like the idea of building rotating tiny homes so they can follow the sun and maximize solar heat gain or privacy might be catching on. The newest one comes from builder Telmo Cadavez from Portugal. He created a micro cabin, which can be swiveled around all the way, and looks like a perfect minimalistic…
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Details on a record-breaking solar install program in Wisconsin
Fifty-two home and business owners in the Milwaukee area have helped the Milwaukee Shines and Solar Shorewood solar group buy programs reach 174 kW of installed solar, the largest total for a solar group buy program in Wisconsin to date. The programs, which were a partnership between the City of Milwaukee’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Largest global install of organic PV now underway in Brazil
The largest global use of OPV (Organic Photovoltaic) technology, considered by some to be the third generation in solar energy, was installed on the outside of a commercial building in Brazil. OPV used on glass is capable of transforming sunlight into electricity, and the area where it will be usedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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JinkoSolar says its entire PV module portfolio meets IEC 62804 PID standard
JinkoSolar Holding Co., a leader in the photovoltaic industry, sent word that its entire portfolio of PV modules passed the 96-hour Potential Induced Degradation (PID) resistance test under the conditions of 85℃ degrees and 85% relative humidity (double 85) at +/-1,000V as required by IEC62804 standards with a degradation ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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2016 Editor’s Choice Projects of the Year: Community Spirit
We say it every year: When it comes to solar projects, we are all winners. We already announced the winners of our 2016 Project of the Year vote, but we at Solar Builder liked a bunch of the other submissions too. Welcome to the first in our series of Editor’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine