Articles Tagged with ''solar energy''

Located in historic New Bedford, an old whaling town on the Southern Coast of Massachusetts, Parallel Products of New England recently completed its Duchaine Boulevard project, a center for processing and technology development—on its 130-acre campus for recycling and the production of green energy.

Vitro Architectural Glass announced that it will be renaming three of its signature Solarban solar control, low-emissivity (low-e) glass products at the beginning of 2023.

Building Enclosure was recently joined by Tish Tablan, Program Director for Solar for All Schools with clean energy non-profit Generation180. Tish sat down with us to talk about the recent “Brighter Future” report that analyzes the progress of the solar movement and shares the success stories of schools that are leading the way.

Spread across 100+ acres in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Los Angeles County, Calif., the Earvin "Magic" Johnson Recreation Area, named after the basketball Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers legend, is a go-to area for outdoor activities, gatherings and festivals.

Montville Township Public Schools in New Jersey is joining the net-zero revolution by installing solar modules on six schools in Morris County. Set to save almost $1 million in energy costs over the next 15 years, the systems are forecast to generate 1.84 MW of solar energy annually and will reduce carbon emissions by the equivalent of 1,500 tons of coal burned or 171 homes’ electricity use per year.

Sika Sarnafil announced that the Sika SolaRoof® System is the first and only Factory Mutual (FM) approved commercial and industrial solar roofing system.

SOLV Energy and Solar Energy International announced today their partnership to create the SEI Women in Solar program to  empower women and non-binary people from all over the world through solar energy training, networking, mentorship, and clean energy employer / job connections.

Modesto, Calif. manufacturing facility’s new PV panel roof now fully operational, moving the company towards its Planet Passionate goal of zero carbon emissions.

Harnessing the power of solar energy, Associated Grocers of New England is setting the standard for wholesale and retail businesses in New Hampshire and beyond with its commitment to improving the sustainability of its business.

Adding traditional solar has been the go-to solution for renewable energy, but what if other passive areas of the building envelope could be used more intelligently as well? One Silicon Valley company is doing just that. We asked Veeral Hardev, VP of Strategy at Ubiquitous Energy, what he thought about these changes.