Eco friendly Home Builder Goes All-Out In Boulders
by Kara G. Morrison - Apr. 20, 2012 The Republic | azcentral.com Edward Fedoruk was green before the eco friendly homes term existed. "A high-school teacher at Saguaro High School got me going on this stuff," says Fedoruk, who grew up near architect Paolo Soleri's Cosanti and remembers trying his hand at organic gardening on the Scottsdale [...]
Excited Solar Customer Reviews
We love getting excited solar customer reviews like this! Dave and I would like to thank you and the entire Southface Solar Electric team for the recent work completed at our home. From the moment we met you at the Arizona Home and Garden Show in 2011, the Southface team has been nothing but professional, [...]
Solar State of Mind
When people think of Arizona, they think of sun filled days. They are right. In fact there are, on average, 300 days of intense sun a year. They also frequently say comments such as “with all this sunlight everyone should have solar power”. Or “every home especially new ones should use solar”. And “it [...]
Tandem Polymer Solar Cells Set Record For Energy-Conversion
In the effort to convert sunlight into electricity, photovoltaic solar cells that use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and conversion have shown great potential. Organic polymers can be produced in high volumes at low cost, resulting in photovoltaic devices that are cheap, lightweight and flexible. In the last few years, much work has been [...]
Raising Arizona (Solar): Tucson Electric 100MW+ Program
There are few places on the planet more suitable for solar power than Arizona. Despite the obviousness of this desert-fried fact, the state trails its large, golden neighbor to the west in the amount of PV and CSP installed as well as megawattage in the development pipeline. But two recently announced programs from a pair [...]