Solar Tree Pops Up In London’s St. John’s Square
The Solar Tree – inspired by the organic forms of nature – lights up St. John’s Square with what designer Lovegrove calls “ecologically intelligent fruits.” Read more →
Friends School, Solar Power Get Chummy
The Sandy Spring Friends School in Maryland is showing its earth-friendliness with a grid-tied solar power system checking in at nearly half a megawatt. Read more →
Solar Incentives Lure In More Arizona Schools
Schools in Scottsdale, Ariz., are getting 5.5 megawatts of solar power thanks in part to a utility program that can offset installation costs by 40 percent. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Solar Lab Gives Upstate NY School Thin-Film Edge
Binghampton University recently celebrated the opening of two new labs, including a solar lab that will focus on developing new thin-film solar technologies. Read more →
Wait, Don’t Throw Out That Street Light Pole!
A designer imagines a way to transform conventional street lights into solar-powered lights, without wasting all those existing light standards. Read more →
Conehead Generators Put A New Spin On Rooftop Solar
Solarphasec decided to completely ignore traditional designs when looking for a way to make solar power generation more efficient. Read more →
3 MW Solar System Grows Over Jersey Landfill
New Jersey has its first solar farm on a state-owned landfill, the 3-megawatt Kearny Landfill Solar Project, part of a PSE&G project called Solar 4 All. Read more →
China On Solar Tariffs: ‘Extreme Dissatisfaction’
China’s not happy about the U.S. decision to impose antidumping duties of at least 31 percent on solar panels bound for the United States. Shocker, right? Read more →
by Pete Danko
2.3 MW Oberlin Solar: Small College, Big Power
Eco-focused Oberlin College is installing a 2.27-megawatt solar array on its property, the largest such system at any college or university in Ohio. Read more →
Pop-Up Solar Triangle Aimed At Remote Areas
Enel says its lightweight, easy-to-assemble power generation system could help bring energy to remote areas in developing countries. Read more →
by Paul Willis
