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  • Global Solar PV Capacity to Reach Nearly 500 GW in 2019

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to reach 498 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, which is 177 percent higher than 2014, according to the industry analyst group IHS. While total global solar PV demand is projected to grow steadily, the large number of discrete countryRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GBI Announces New Executive Director, Leadership Transition

    The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vicki Worden, a long-time consultant to GBI and an accomplished leader in the sustainability and non-profit sectors, as its new Executive Director. Worden was part of the original launch team that brought Green Globes® to the United States and served as Vice President…

  • Heat Waves Expected to Increase

    Reduction of storm activity due to climate change will increase extreme weather. More…

  • Sol Voltaics Produces World-Record GaAs Nanowires for Solar Energy

    SAN FRANCISCO – Sol Voltaics, a developer of nano technology for the solar industry, has doubled its previously reported world-record for photovoltaic (PV) conversion efficiency using a gallium-arsenide (GaAs) nanowire array (NWA). As independently verified by Fraunhofer-ISE, Sol Voltaics has demonstrated a 1-sun conversion efficiency of 15.3% in a GaAsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Super Affordable Tiny Home

    The only thing better than downsizing in a tiny home is doing so on a tiny budget. Scott Brooks spent less then $500 to built his dream tiny home, called Transforming Tiny Home, which was largely made possible by using repurposed and salvaged materials. Scott’s Transforming Tiny Home measures only 83 square feet (7.7 sq…