Last week the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a report highlighting the rapid growth in the use of solar energy by American businesses.
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American Businesses Installing More Solar Than Ever
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Glen Allen, VA – Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) has awarded two contracts to Hecate Energy to deliver the full output of two solar projects to be located in Northampton County and Clarke County, VA. ODEC conducted a competitive bid process during the summer administered by National Renewables Cooperative Organization (NRCO) seeking bids for solar… Keep reading →
Honoring Our Veterans Through Jobs In Solar Energy
By Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall | U.S. Department of Energy
On Veterans Day, we honor the more than 21 million living American veterans. Here at the Department of Energy, we are honored to have the opportunity to express our gratitude to veterans of previous wars, welcome home those who have recently served, and thank the future veterans who still stand sentry for our nation. To… Keep reading →
Solect Energy And IGS Solar Offer No-Cost Solar Energy Systems To Businesses & Organizations In Massachusetts
By Solect Energy
Companies partner to finance and install commercial solar energy systems for businesses, non-profits, and schools across the state Hopkinton, MA – October 14, 2015– Solect Energy, a leading commercial solar development and installation company in Massachusetts, and IGS Solar, an affiliate company of one of the largest independent energy suppliers in the United States, have… Keep reading →
Secretary of Energy Moniz Cuts Ribbon, Kicks Off Solar Decathlon 2015
By U.S. Department of Energy
COLLEGIATE TEAMS SHOWCASE AFFORDABLE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSES IN GLOBAL COMPETITION AT ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA IRVINE, CA – Collegiate teams involving hundreds of students from around the world have assembled at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calif., to showcase their highly energy-efficient, solar-powered houses for the U.S. Department of Energy… Keep reading →
NREL Report Shows Big Potential For The Future Of Shared Solar
By David Feldman | U.S. Department of Energy
In 2014, the United States brought online as much solar energy every three weeks as it did in all of 2008. Demand for solar electricity is driving this growth in capacity as more customers explore options for powering their daily lives with solar energy. However, not every rooftop is able to host a solar energy… Keep reading →
PowerOptions Inks Contract With Solect To Serve Massachusetts Nonprofits And Public Sector
By Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications
Innovative Program Provides Savings, Certainty for Small-Scale Solar Projects Boston, MA, Oct. 08, 2015— PowerOptions, the state’s leading energy-buying consortium, today announced it selected solar provider Solect Energy, the leading full-service commercial-scale solar developer and installer in Massachusetts, to lead its innovative Small Systems Solar program, providing savings and certainty for entities with smaller projects.… Keep reading →
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SOLAR DECATHLON 2015 IS JUST A WEEK AWAY — BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS A SOLAR DECATHLON, AND HOW DO YOU WIN? Let’s start with the basics. The Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition to create beautiful, affordable, energy-efficient solar-powered houses. The competition involves teams of students from colleges and universities… Keep reading →
Alliance H-2 UAV Prototype – Initial Flight Tests In SE Asia
By EIN Presswire
H-2 UAV follows its predecessor H-1 UAV, an earlier prototype designed for aerodynamic elasticity and wind tunnel testing. BANGKOK, THAILAND , September 23, 2015 – Alliance Lp Drones Ltd., has recently completed initial flight tests of H-2 UAV, a prototype of the solar-powered stratospheric unmanned aircraft currently under development to provide Internet and mobile communication infrastructures… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: EIA Projects Oil Output Cuts, Zambian Energy Crisis & New Solar Technology Discovered
By Conor O'Sullivan
The decline in the price of oil could force the U.S. and other non-OPEC producers to make their deepest output cuts since the early 1990s, according to the International Energy Agency. [WSJ] The privatization of Zambia’s mines has created an energy crisis, producing regular power cuts and inadequate funds for new power stations. [The Guardian] Researchers… Keep reading →
