Electical Contractor

Competitors at the fourth annual National Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8–18, 2009, received aid from local electrical apprentices and licensed electricians.

One of the greatest obstacles preventing widespread use of solar power on the rooftops of homes and businesses is the prohibitive cost of installing the systems.

The use of antireflective coatings on glass-faced solar modules is relatively low in the photovoltaic (PV) industry today.

In late august, Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Phil Moller inaugurated the nation’s first federally licensed hydrokinetic power project in Hastings, Minn.

State renewable energy and efficiency projects received another infusion of cash from the federal government as summer came to a close. In August, the U.S.

In early August 2009, the Chicago City Council approved a lease on a vacant lot where a solar power facility will be constructed.

Sustainable design and the design/build approach seem to be a match made in an environmentally friendly heaven.

For some innovations, such as calculators and computers, the key to success was in finding a way to make things smaller. The future of concentrated solar power, on the other hand, depends on making the product deliverable on a grand scale.

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan announced projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for wood-to-energy and biomass utilization.