Liquid Fusion Flooring by Holo-Walls is Now Portable
Holo-Walls, LLC, developers of the unique portable Liquid Fusion floor tiles and table systems, has launched their new “Aqua” series Liquid Fusion portable floor system to their rental inventory. Born from the popularity of the company’s “Purple/Orange” liquid lava-like tiles, the “Aqua” line features two opposing colored liquids in a blue and dark blue pattern creating the illusion of walking or dancing on water. Each tile...
Real Goods Solar to Install Low Cost Solar Energy at Bay Area Affordable Housing Communities
Real Goods Solar has signed a large multi-site contract to design and install 790 kW DC of solar electricity across four separate affordable housing communities: three in San Francisco and one in Richmond, CA. The PV systems will be financed through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), enabling these properties to use solar-generated power without the upfront capital costs or operational expenses. Upfront installation costs have been significantly reduced...
Solyndra, Inc. Signs Framework Agreement With Germany’s alwitra GmbH & Co.
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, announced it has signed a new long term framework agreement with alwitra GmbH & Co., a leading supplier of well-engineered roofing systems, based in Trier, Germany. The solar panels for this agreement will be manufactured at Solyndra’s facilities in Fremont and Milpitas, CA. “We are excited to announce this agreement with alwitra,...
Ascent Solar Unveils FlexPower Modules at Solar Power International
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of lightweight flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, today unveiled its FlexPowerTM line of products. The FlexPowerTM class of modules, which includes Light, Mobile and Extreme, carries an industry leading power to weight ratio, achieves the highest power density of any flexible product currently available in the market and provides a unique form-fit capability. The FlexPowerTM line is now available...
Solar-Powered Community by Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Housing developer Actus Lend Lease, SolarCity®, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and financing parties National Bank of Arizona and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) are working to create one of the nation’s largest distributed, community-wide solar power systems at Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Upon completion, the community is expected to be the largest solar-powered community in the continental...
Desert Modern House by Blaine Drake Architect
Designed by Drake in 1955 and remodeled by Al Beadle in 1966, this one-of-kind property was completely updated and restored in 2005, returning it to the Desert Modern ethic it deserved. The current remodel captures original architecture but updates all systems, including renovation of the signature round pool this home is known for. R Combining an amazingly private desert lot with a perfect central PV location, this is a loving restoration of a classic...
CertainTeed Expands EverNew Line with New Cellular PVC Decking
CertainTeed Corporation expands its popular EverNew line of vinyl decking and railing products with new EverNew LT cellular PVC decking, strengthening the company’s position as a one-stop shop for decking and railing products. Consisting of a solid cellular PVC core, EverNew LT cellular PVC decking emulates the look and feel of wood, with all the advantages of a wood alternative. It never needs painting or staining, will not splinter, warp or rot,...
Solyndra Offered $535 Million Loan Guarantee by the U.S. Department of Energy
Solyndra, Inc. announced that it is the first company to receive an offer for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Solyndra, a Fremont, California-based manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic systems, will use the proceeds of a $535 million loan from the U.S. Treasury’s Federal Financing Bank to expand its solar panel manufacturing capacity in California. “The leadership...
Safety Rail Source Introduces “Green” OSHA Compliant Roof Edge Railing System
The environment is important to you and to us at the Safety Rail Source and Kee Safety. We are constantly innovating and moving towards providing environmentally friendly products. Our new KeeGuard® roof edge railing protection system is now “green”. The cast steel counterbalance weights for KeeGuard have been replaced with 100% recycled PVC. These new counterbalances are environmentally friendly and are molded with E-Z carrying handles...
ProLogis Announces First Photovoltaic Project in Japan
ProLogis the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, announced today that it will install its first photovoltaic (PV) system in Japan. ProLogis will install a one-megawatt (MW) PV system at ProLogis Parc Zama I, a five-story distribution facility totaling more than 1.2 million square feet (113,000 square meters). The park is located in the city of Zama, a logistics hub in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture. The...
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