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  • This Year’s Intersolar North America Strengthens Focus on Energy Storage

    Intersolar North America , the most attended industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities, is expanding its focus on energy storage for the 2014 event. Intersolar North America exhibition will feature a host of energy storage companies showcasing their latest innovations,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The Climate Group, SEIA Join Forces to Expand Solar, Reduce Pollution

    In celebration of Earth Day — and as a way to encourage the widespread use of non-polluting energy sources — The Climate Group and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have teamed up to create a Facebook campaign designed to accelerate the adoption of solar energy in the United States.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower Solar Power Systems Planned for Five Schools in California

    Today at Hall District Elementary School in Watsonville, Calif., Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) and SunPower Corp. celebrated the planned installation of 1.2 MW of high efficiency SunPower solar power systems at five district schools. PVUSD estimates that, based on its current utility rates, the solar power generated by the systems willRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Con Edison Installs PV Panels on Manhattan Office Tower

    Con Edison is setting an example with the installation of a solar array at its landmark office tower in Manhattan. The utility has installed more than 200 panels atop a 19th-story roof at 4 Irving Place. The panels, manufactured in the United States by Suniva Inc., generate 40 kW ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • A Tiny House EcoVillage for the Homeless

    The YouthBuild Program in collaboration with the Alternative Energy Program at New Market Skills Center are busy building a so called Tiny House EcoVillage, which will consist of three 70 square foot tiny mobile sleeping units, and 30 larger, permanent tiny houses. These will be placed in Quixote Village, which is part of Olympia, WA’s…