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  • Details on the new home energy solution from Enphase Energy

    Don’t get too excited if you don’t live in Australia or New Zealand, but Enphase Energy, a global energy technology company, has unveiled its Enphase Home Energy Solution, an integrated solution combining solar generation, energy control and energy storage. The award-winning Enphase technology is an advanced energy solution that deliversRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Power down under: Solar tops wind power in Australia

    We were mostly excited to write the headline, but here is the story: Solar photovoltaic (PV) became Australia’s largest source of renewable energy in 2014, with a cumulative installed capacity of 4 GW, overtaking wind power, which totaled 3.8 GW, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. Renewables have becomeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Gorgeous and Functional Micro Apartment

    There is a lot of demand for micro-apartments, especially in large cities such as New York, Paris and even Kharkov, Ukraine. The firm One Studio recently complete a renovation of one such apartment there, which is tiny, yet still very functional and aesthetically pleasing. The apartment was designed for a local weightlifter and measures only…

  • Florida Supreme Court ruling to boost PACE funding for commercial property

    An important ruling by the Florida Supreme Court last week will allow Florida municipalities to issue bonds to fund “property assessed clean energy” (PACE) programs, which provide up-front financing to commercial property owners who want to use green energy in their buildings. “The ruling is a big win for commercialRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • San Francisco Benchmarking Yields Big Benefits

    Performance report shows large drops in facility energy consumption. More…