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Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • SunPower donates solar system for food center in Austin, Texas

    SunPower Corp. and SunPower Elite Dealer Freedom Solar completed a 14 kW solar power system for Austin’s Sustainable Food Center in Austin, Texas. The Sustainable Food Center cultivates a healthy community by strengthening the local food system and improving access to nutritious, affordable food. The nonprofit organization hosts four farmers markets, provides organicRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar3Dā€™s SUNworks secures $3.5M to install 1.5-MW system for Rivermaid Trading

    Solar3D, developer of a proprietary high-efficiency solar cell, announced today that its operating division SUNworks has secured a $3.52 million contract to design and install a photovoltaic system for Rivermaid Trading Co. For over 80 years, Lodi-based Rivermaid Trading Company has provided expertise in agriculture, operations, consumer marketing, logistics and more.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Watch: First-ever solar-powered music video (and the product behind it)

    Judging by the crowd at Battle of the Bands during Intersolar, the solar industry is into music. The organizers of Battle of the Bands may want to consider Minneapolis hip hop duo Atmosphere – featuring Slug and Ant, as headliners for 2016, as they have just released “the first-ever solar-poweredRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NRG Energy brings solar power to New Jersey non-profit

    NRG Energy is a pretty cool organization that tries to mix in some charitable good to complement the positives of installing renewable energy solutions. And they even invite fun people, like NFL linebackers, to come along on an installs. The latest news comes from NRG Global Giving, which joined forcesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Check out the design of this cool carport install at a New Mexico golf club

    Carports on their own make a statement about that commitment of that property toward clean energy. We have discussed them plenty here at Solar Builder, and will have another look at carport trends in our Sept/Oct issue. But we wanted to highlight this carport installation at the Santa Ana GolfRead More — Solar Builder magazine