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Tag: Pacific

  • Check out this new 42-home sustainable micro community in Seattle

    Award-winning residential developer Dwell Development LLC completed a 42-home sustainable micro community in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. The New Rainier Vista Community project began as a partnership with the Seattle Housing Authority in 2010 and a commitment from Dwell Development’s Founder and Principal, Anthony Maschmedt, to build 15 homes using green building techniquesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Duke Energy ready to promote commercial solar+storage solution

    Solar+storage gets a lot of buzz, but it is still an unknown (as we noted in this cover story). Is the tide starting to turn? Duke Energy Renewables, for one, is ready to jump in. The utility is increasing savings for commercial solar customers through an alliance with Green ChargeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The case for the adhered-ballast solar rooftop attachment system

    Inventor Allen Gezelman asserts that ballast-only solar attachment systems (BOSAS) are sub-optimal for high wind areas such as Florida and  seismic-active areas such as California. As a result, Gezelman decided to come up with his own solution that he calls an adhered-ballast solar attachment system (ABSAS) that is designed forRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NextEra Energy has big solar plans for U.S. Navy in Hawaii

    NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, plans to continue a project to build, own and operate approximately 17 MW of solar facilities on three separate military installations on Oahu. “The Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy have set aggressive goals for the use of renewable energy sourcesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New lithium battery now shipping throughout Australia, New Zealand

    Now launching into the Asia Pacific region, SimpliPhi Power is partnering with DPA Solar to distribute its energy storage technology in Australia and New Zealand. Under the agreement, DPA Solar will provide its vast network of Australian and New Zealand electricians and commercial businesses with SimpliPhi Power’s lithium ferrous phosphateRead More — Solar Builder magazine