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Life Pod: A Mobile Tiny Home
Michael Weekes, an inventor, engineer and author, recently designed and built a unique tiny home. The Life Pod, as he is calling it, can function completely off-the-grid, and is no larger than a trailer used to transport jet-skis. Apart from using it as a getaway cabin, tent alternative, or guesthouse, Weekes also thinks it would…
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Massachusetts General Hospital installs 467-kW rooftop solar array
J.M. Electrical Company, Inc., premier professionals in advanced automated building system installations, and solar developer 621 Energy completed a 476-kW solar PV energy system installation that will power the Massachusetts General Hospital research and parking facility located in Charlestown, Mass. The rooftop PV system was designed by 621 Energy and isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Check out the off-grid solar-plus-storage system at the Taft Botanical Gardens
SimpliPhi Power and California Solar Electric completed the second phase of an off-grid solar-plus-storage installation at the Taft Botanical Gardens in Ojai, Calif., which are part of an eco resort owned by the non-profit Conservation Endowment Fund. The second phase of the installation included an additional eight PHI2.6 kWh batteriesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Tabuchi Electric opens new hub in U.S. to expand solar-plus-storage
Tabuchi Electric, a well known Japan-based solar-plus-storage manufacturer, announced the opening of its expanded office, training and testing facility in San Jose, Calif. Tabuchi Electric’s 41,493-sq-ft space will be the hub for development and sales of the company’s solar-plus-storage and inverter technologies designed to help U.S. homeowners cut electricity costsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Cell Phones Carry Germs in Healthcare Environments
Disinfection procedures may not be adequate to protect patients. More…