Author: LEED Blogger
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U.S. Army to Construct Largest Solar Array Yet
The U.S. Army plans to start development of a solar array that will provide about 25% of the annual installation electricity requirement of Fort Huachuca, Arizona. More…
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First Wind’s First Hawaii Solar Project Approved at 20 MW
First Wind, an independent renewable energy company that operates four wind projects in Hawai‘i, and Hawaiian Electric Company today announced that a request has been filed with the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission to provide energy to the O‘ahu grid from a planned 20-MWac solar photovoltaic energy facility near Mililani, O‘ahu,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Kreider Farms to Install 1 MW of Solar Panels on Four Chicken Houses
Committed to establishing earth-friendly farm practices for future generations, Lancaster County’s Kreider Farms is launching a solar power project that will increase energy efficiency for its four Manheim, Pa., chicken houses, which are the most state-of-the-art egg processing facilities available in the United States. Set to begin this month in conjunction withRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Array Technologies Commissions Four Solar Tracking Sites in California
The leading solar tracking solutions company, Array Technologies Inc. (ATI), and nationally recognized construction firm Swinerton Renewable Energy have announced the completion of four solar projects located deep in the heart of the California desert. The four utility-scale solar sites are now online and providing electricity to the grid throughRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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A Home That is Heated and Cooled Organically
A team of students at Waseda University in Japan have constructed a prototype for a house that can be heated by composting straw. They dubbed the dwelling the “Recipe for Life” house. Using the heat generating composting process for the purpose of heating a dwelling is not a new idea, but it is definitely one…