Tag: solar panels
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KENYAN ISLAND USES SOLAR PANELS TO HELP FIGHT MALARIA
Rusinga Island, located in the eastern part of Lake Victoria in Kenya, is having solar panels installedon homes to not only provide electricity but to aid in the fight against malaria. Malaria kills an estimated 1.2 million people per year and is a big problem for the 30,000 inhabitants of Rusinga Island. If fitting homes with…
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Assurant, Third Sun Solar Complete 1.76-MW Parking Canopies
Assurant Specialty Property, one of Springfield, Ohio’s largest employers, marked Earth Day by dedicating the area’s newest, largest solar energy installation. More than 6,200 solar panels, installed on rooftops and atop 15 new parking canopies over the prior six months, […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Sustainably Grown Timber Compliments Energy Efficiency of True North Log Homes
Built from from white pine heartwood timber that is sustainably grown in northern Ontario and Quebec (certified by the Forest Stewardship Council), this stunning log home comes to us from True North Log Homes. While reminiscent of the rustic, breezy log home of the distant past, these structures are tech-savvy and utilize computerized machinery and…
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MOSS Prefabricated Office Allows Employees to Work From Home
As a way to cut down on daily commutes and encourage more people to work from home, Victor Vetterlein has designed Micro Office Systems Space (MOSS), a prefabricated home office powered by clean energy. The offices are a 13-foot octogonal shape, designed to be either leased or purchased and installed in employees driveways, backyards, or…
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Two-Thirds of the World’s New Solar Panels Installed in Europe
Europe accounted for two thirds of the world-wide newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2011, with 18.5 GW. Its overall PV capacity totaled 52 GW. More…