Photovoltaic Systems
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A Roadmap for Getting to Net-Zero
An owner-builder shares her method for setting priorities to achieve optimal energy efficiency
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It’s the IRA’s First Birthday. Here Are Five Areas Where Progress Is Piling Up
The Inflation Reduction Act promised an unprecedented wave of clean energy investment. One year in, here’s where we’re seeing progress.
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Timber-Framed Solar Canopies
This creative approach to a ground-mounted PV array offers added functionality in one energy-producing package
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A Solar Solution to the West’s Changing Climate?
The emerging field of agrivoltaics uses solar panels to enhance food production in arid regions
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High-Performance Demonstration Home
A designer-turned-contractor showcases the benefits of a small, all-electric, healthful home
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All-Electric Net-Zero Model Home
One house in a New Urbanism–inspired Colorado neighborhood demonstrates how to get to net-zero
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Getting to Zero on Every Front
This Living Building Challenge–certified home has no conventional heating or cooling equipment, no municipal water supply or well, and no sewer or septic, and it makes more energy than it consumes.
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Why Zero Energy “Ready” Makes Sense
The Department of Energy’s program is about much more than energy efficiency
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These Technologies Will Move Renewable Energy Forward
New battery types and advanced renewable fuels are on the horizon
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The BS* + Beer Show: Harnessing Solar Power’s Potential
A broad overview of the factors affecting widespread adoption of this renewable energy source
