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Stormwater controls for ground-mount solar projects

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Accompanying that growing scale of project scope is the responsibility to implement proper stormwater runoff measures to protect the environments and communities the projects are built in. In any construction… The post Stormwater controls for ground-mount solar projects appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Biodiversity strategies bolster clean energy goals on solar projects Here's how one solar project conserves native grass and effectively manages stormwater.

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As the energy industry… The post Biodiversity strategies bolster clean energy goals on solar projects <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>Here's how one solar project conserves native grass and effectively manages stormwater.</span>

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Flywheel Development chooses Enphase microinverters for commercial solar portfolio

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Flywheel Development is a sustainable development company active in real estate, sustainable design, solar development and stormwater management infrastructure, with a focus on high-performance, net-zero buildings. Based in Washington D.C.,

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Solar-powered home embraces tree canopy views in all directions

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In the coastal township of Barwon Heads, Australian architecture firm Peter Winkler Architects has completed the Green Velvet House, a family’s solar-powered home that sensitively responds to the landscape in more ways than one. Read the original here: Solar-powered home embraces tree canopy views in all directions.

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Solar-powered Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal celebrates native culture

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Seattle-based LMN Architects and KPFF Consulting Engineering designed the two-story, solar-powered terminal building, with input from local tribes, to replace the existing terminal built in 1957. The rest is here: Solar-powered Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal celebrates native culture.

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Solar-powered luxury home celebrates contemporary style at Lake Huron

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For optimum building performance, a commercial-grade automation system was installed to control and monitor the home’s functions while the 15-kW solar array that powers the home feeds surplus energy to the grid for credit and later use. View original post here: Solar-powered luxury home celebrates contemporary style at Lake Huron.

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Solar-powered innovation center targets LEED Gold in Toronto

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The facade’s punctuated terracotta boxes as well as the south-facing structural colonnade — held up by 13 columns representative of the 13 moons of the lunar cycle — help deflect unwanted solar gain. Read more: Solar-powered innovation center targets LEED Gold in Toronto.