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Built-In Solar
A new BIPV product hopes to take the new build and re-roofing market by storm. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is the outcast from high school, not quite popular enough to make varsity. Everyone knows all about traditional PV installations, but they may be missing out on BIPV’s long list of advantagesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New York City Loft Constructed From a Petroleum Trailer Tank
One of the more unique recycled home ideas is certainly the Morton Loft in New York City, which was constructed from a disused petroleum trailer tank. The architecture firm LOT-EK, which specializes in building homes from shipping containers, completed this project back in 2000. They used the tank to create 2 sleeping pods, which come…
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Are Infrared Emissions an Untapped Energy Source?
It is possible to harvest energy from Earth’s thermal infrared emission into outer space, according to new research from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.More…
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Are Infrared Emissions an Untapped Energy Source?
It is possible to harvest energy from Earth’s thermal infrared emission into outer space, according to new research from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.More…
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Empower Energies, EPG Solar Develop 3.7-MW Project in Massachusetts
Empower Energies Inc. announces the development of a 3.7-MWdc solar array in the Town of Shirley, Mass. The project will feature approximately 12,830 PV panels, situated on 23 acres of Shirley Water District land. “It is pleasing to say that we now have the Devens project underway,” said Town ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine