Category: Green & Clean
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Blue Raven Solar secures investment from Peterson Partners
Blue Raven Solar has secured a significant investment from Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment firm. The funding will enable Blue Raven to build out infrastructure as it continues its rapid nationwide growth. “Blue Raven’s mission is to provide clean energy solutions to residential customers and make it theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Low-VOC Vinyl Acrylic Binder promotes shear stability in paints.
Available for flat to semi-gloss interior paints, ROVACE™ 10 Emulsion is APEO- and solvent-free and 55% solids. Manufacturing flexibility lets formulators combine technology into paints with varied pigment volume concentrations, while processing properties facilitate pumping/handling. For paint contractors, emulsion offers effective spray application and touch-up. Color acceptance aids matching to color chips and maintaining uniform color appearance under varying…
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Fully Integrated Solar Platform targets commercial installations.
Standardized across rooftop, carport, and ground installations, Helix™ features Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Silver-designated solar panels, mounting hardware that maximizes roof coverage; and SunPower® EnergyLink™ energy intelligence software. Latter quantifies real-time demand charge savings and identifies demand peaks and savings opportunities, and plug-and-play power station eliminates need to strip and land wires on site. Modular solution is designed…
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Acrylic Binder improves hardness in low-VOC architectural paints.
RHOPLEX™ 800h features controlled polymer morphology technology, which employs hard, soft, and functional monomers in waterborne acrylic binder to help improve hardness and block resistance in high-gloss, deep-tone, low-VOC architectural paints. Binder helps create ultra-low-VOC, deep-colored paints that exhibit increased tack, scrape, and print resistance. This story is related to the following:Materials and Material ProcessingGreen & CleanSearch…
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San Diego utility says it will fill existing solar rooftop program by summer 2016
More than 20 years ago now, California lawmakers established economic incentives that were meant to spur the installation of rooftop solar in the state and promote clean energy. At the same time, the state established a limit for how much electricity could be generated within the program rules. The thinking thenRead More — Solar Builder magazine