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The 7 Most Polluted U.S Cities
Asthma has become something of an epidemic in recent decades. In the U.S. alone, asthma rates have increased 60% since the early 1980s. 300 million people worldwide are asthmatic, and 250,000 people die every year from the disease. Studies have shown a link between air pollution and asthma attacks, and living in a highly polluted [...]
Can Phoenix Become a Sustainable City?
Walk into the lobby of Rio Salado College’s new eco-friendly building in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, and one thing you notice right away is what is not there. There is no glare from the brutal Sonoran desert sun – despite banks of windows stretching from the floor to the second story ceiling – thanks to tinted [...]
This Week’s Biggest Solar Projects
Two major companies are taking advantage of solar energy as major projects are being unveiled this week. Take a look at the week’s largest solar power projects: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona just celebrated a whopping 16,000 solar panel installation in their massive airport. Because Phoenix, Arizona benefits from roughly 310 days of [...]
Phoenix Solar builds solar park in Greece with peak power of 2 MW
Phoenix Solar E.P.E., the Greek subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG, aninternational photovoltaic system integrator listed on the GermanTecDAX, has signed its largest contract to date for the construction of a grid-connected photovoltaic plant. Phoenix Solar is to build asolar power plant with a peak power of two megawatts in the vicinity ofNafpaktos in central Greece [...]
SunWize building solar parking lot for Phoenix clinic
The Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) recently awarded SunWizeSystems, the installation group of SunWize Technologies, Inc., thenation’s largest solar carport installation at their Phoenix MedicalCenter, in Phoenix, Arizona. The installation of the photovoltaic panels will be equipped to handle roughly 3 megawatts of clean energy for the complex. “The completed install is expected to generate [...]
Power-One to Open 1st U.S. Plant in Phoenix
Thanks in part to its Renewable Energy Tax Incentive Program, Arizona has been doing its part to encourage solar energy manufacturers to open shop within its borders. Since January 2010, five solarmanufacturing companies have opened facilities in the Phoenix, Arizonaarea. On Thursday, that number jumped to six. Power-One, a California-based company that currently accounts for [...]
Phoenix Solar AG builds solar park in Brandenburg
Phoenix Solar AG, a leading photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, has built a photovoltaic power plant with a peak powerof 14.4 megawatts (MWp) for Hamburg-based LUXCARA Asset Management GmbH, to be ramped up to 18 MWp in a second construction phase. Thefirst 14.4 MWp have been connected to the grid of the [...]
LDK Solar Grabs 20MW Supply Agreement With Phoenix Solar $LDK
LDK Solarjust announced that it has signed a supply agreement with Phoenix Solar. Per the agreement, LDK will provide Phoenix with approximately 20megawatts of solar modules later this year. In a press release, Xiaofeng Peng, Chairman and CEO of LDK Solar, commented on the news: “We are proud to partner with Phoenix Solar, an international [...]
Solaria Energia and Phoenix Solar Sign 10-Megawatt Distribution Agreement
Spanish-based solar company, Solaria Energia (ETR: AOR) hasannounced the signing of a photovoltaic module distribution agreementwith PhoenixSolar. The partnership calls for Phoenix Solar to provide Solaria with10-megawatts of photovoltaic solar panels over the next few months. Solaria has yet to announce where the panels will be allocated. However, the company has stated this new agreement shows itscommitment [...]