January, 2013 The County of Sonoma celebrated its latest clean-energy project with a public dedication of a new 708-Kilowatt (kW) solar system at the Los Guilicos campus on Friday, January 18, 2013. The 3-acre ground-mounted sun-tracking photovoltaic (PV) system, when coupled with the 750 kW system installed in March 2012, make Los Guilicos one of [...]
Arrays of solar panels get a charge from sunbeams, but lightning strikes are something else. To deter dangerous strikes from solar facilities, LBA Technology, Inc. has developed and is now shipping the new PLP-series of lightning protection masts for rooftop solar arrays. Early adopters of the PLP-series kit include Northrup-Grumman Corp., the Canadian Defence Forces, [...]
Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LORL) today announced that its subsidiary, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), is evaluating a delayed South solar array deployment on a satellite that it built for Intelsat S.A., which was launched early Friday morning.
Today Mayor Richard J. Berry and representatives from Affordable Solar, PNM and the Albuquerque International Sunport officially turned on Phase III of a solar array mounted on the airport’s parking structure.
The one-of-a kind solar array project will be installed at Neshaminy High School and Maple Point Middle School. Power generation from this renewable energy source is expected to provide approximately 90% of the schools’ current usage.
Pro Pel was the first solar project in Massachusetts to receive a Green Loan from Mass Development, an economic development organization that works with businesses, nonprofits, and local, state, and federal officials. Mass Development awarded Pro Pel the loan in order to finance the construction of the solar project.
The platform technology then allows the installer to map out the solar array on the roof ideally using the southern or southeastern facing angles.
The United States Air Force has set itself a goal of obtaining 1GW of power from renewable sources by 2016, a step towards achieving 25% of all installation electricity from renewable energy by 2025.
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) has announced that with the addition of a new 1.5 megawatt (MW) solar array, anticipated to be completed in May 2012, all businesses and residences in north central New Mexico will receive electricity provided by solarenergy on sunny days
Enphase Energy, Inc.,  announced the installation of its Microinverter System on a 346kW solar array located in the town of Brewster, Mass. Constructed by My Generation Energy®, the system combines the output of 1,440 Enphase M215 microinverters paired with Sharp 240 watt solar modules, generating over 450 kWh of energy annually or enough to power [...]
Tampa-based solar contractor, Solar Source, completed construction on a 1,200 panel solar power system at the Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The solar array, which is the first of its scale on the island, will produce clean electricity to power a new fitness center for military personnel. “We are proud to help the Navy [...]
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) complex, a headquarters for high-tech military command, communications and surveillance in San Diego, now hosts 1.3 megawatts of solar panels from SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years. The system, the Navy’s largest contiguous rooftop solar array, is starting its first full year [...]
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada. Carmanah Technologies Corporation has been awarded a contract by PowerStream Inc, to supply and install a 350 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the Thornhill Community Centre located in Markham, Ontario. The Carmanah roof top solar PV system, valued at approximately $2 million (CAD), began construction in October 2011. PowerStream [...]
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