A solar powered SmarterRoof is one way for government agencies and school districts to save precious money. In fact, PetersenDean recently announced that it completed another installation on a high school in Las Vegas. At Valley High School, a nearly 600,000 square foot roof is covered with SmarterRoof solar panels, which will save the district [...]
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When it comes to community service organizations like Second Harvest Food Bank, operations are often lean in order to funnel as many resources back to the people that need them most. So, we were thrilled to hear about a new solar power system for Second Harvest in San Jose, California. A rooftop solar panel installation [...]
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Although there can hardly be any debate that we should switch to renewable resources, there are two main concerns with transitioning to solar power. First, is the cost of solar technology. From solar panels to full-fledged solar farms, even with the recent drop in solar panel prices, its still more expensive than fossil-fuel power (using [...]
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More than 19,000 solar panels have been installed to generate solar power for the Knouse Foods manufacturing facility in Peach Glen, Pennsylvania. The grower-owned cooperative makes Musselman’s Apple Sauce and Lucky Leaf Pie Filling, using fruit harvested from more than 3.3 million trees. Now, its harvesting its own clean solar energy with the panels that [...]
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Recent news about the third largest solar panel manufacturer in the U.S. moving to China has had government officials and economists worried. After all, President Obama is counting on green jobs to help lead us out of the recession, as well as cut our dependence on foreign oil. Perhaps we can take a page from [...]
Two of the things solar panels are most criticized for are price and efficiency. People grumble about the cost of solar panels and their relatively low conversion rate – how much energy from the sun can be turned into usable electricity. Over the last few years, the cost of solar has dropped dramatically. Now, there [...]
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To those of us that live in the Western world, a solar powered refrigerator might sound like a cool, interesting gadget. Yet, for people in remote, Third World regions, the ability to chill foods and medicines to appropriate temperatures without the necessity of being connected to the grid could save their lives. The solar powered [...]
As the need for renewable energy resources increases, the debate over environmental impacts also continues. One of the most contested questions concerns solar panels: tame or toxic? When you use solar electricity, you can reduce or eliminate your reliance on coal-based power. In that regard, solar panels have a zero carbon footprint. But photovoltaic (PV) [...]
The sun shines brightly (and often hot) in Arizona. But if you are heading to a game at Chase Field to see the Diamondbacks, you’ll love the new solar shade that not only provides cover, but also generates clean solar electricity. The solar shade (shown to the left) will cover 17,280 square feet above the [...]
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Chicken soup may be good for the soul, but now it can help the environment too! Campbell Soup Company announced this week that it will run on solar power at its Napoleon, Ohio plant. Campbell’s Soup has entered a power purchase agreement with BNB Napoleon Solar for construction of a nearly 10 megawatt (MW) solar [...]
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