Solar States

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported this week on an influx of stimulus funding that is going to create hundreds of new jobs in Pennsylvania. The funding is for Weatherization, a green-building buzz word but a very real technique for plugging energy leaks in homes around Philadelphia. Caulking windows, replacing insulation, resealing HVAC systems; all once thought [...]

Solar States is at it again! With students at the Science Leadership Academy finishing up another great semester of solar design and photovoltaic research, we thought long and hard about what our next step should be in bringing solar education and industry to the Philadelphia area. But in the end, it came down to one [...]