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  • Johns Hopkins taps SolarCity, Direct Energy, OneEnergy Renewables for 13.6-MW solar install

    Johns Hopkins says it is time to start producing some of its own affordable, reliable energy. But due to lack of roof or ground space on current facilities for such a large-scale solar project, Johns Hopkins chose a remote solar arrangement that could still provide its facilities with affordable power.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar industry’s total 2015 corporate funding exceeds $25 billion

    Mercom Capital Group LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in 2015. Total global corporate funding in the solar sector, including venture capital/private equity (VC), debt financing, and public market financing, raised by public companiesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar ag boom: Solar3D inks $12M in agricultural solar projects

    Solar3D Inc., has secured approximately $12 million via several new agreements to provide agricultural and commercial customers in the Northern California region with comprehensive solar solutions. Solar3D is a provider of solar power solutions (with a big focus on agriculture and commercial) and the developer of a proprietary high efficiency solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Clever Loft-Less Tiny House Design

    Tiny homes are a great way to downsize, and many have found the freedom they never imagined possible by moving into one. However, living small comes with it’s own set of challenges, and adequate usable living area is not the least of them. Many tiny home designers solve this problem by including a loft where…

  • PPA deal: Solect Energy, IGS Solar install 457-kW system for large steel manufacturer

    Mass Tank, the largest steel tank manufacturer in New England, has partnered with Solect Energy of Hopkinton, Mass., and IGS Solar to install a 457-kilowatt (kW) system on the corporation’s 60,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility in Middleborough, Mass. The solar energy generated from the array will be sold to Middleborough Gas &Read More — Solar Builder magazine