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Tribes reach for the sun, start from ground up
On an unseasonably hot day in mid-October, three apprentices learning to install solar panels clambered on the roof of a community building in the small township of Wakpala, on the Standing Rock Reservation.
A solar-powered way to clean stormwater
An Oregon product designed to provide clean drinking water in Third World countries may also hold the solution to a problem that plagues construction sites: how to clean stormwater.
Campaign launched to install solar panels on Portland school
The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is raising money through a crowdsourcing campaign to install solar panels at Oliver P. Lent Elementary School. Thanks to sponsors, the Solar Forward […]
Solar startup closing in on breakthrough
Solar technology developers face a difficult quandary: The most advanced systems are too expensive for commercial use, and cheaper options aren鈥檛 as effective. But a Corvallis-based startup may have a solution.
Oregon rest area becomes solar-powered tourist attraction
The Baldock Solar Station, a 1.75-megawatt solar array with nearly 7,000 solar panels stretching across seven acres, opened to the public Aug. 23. The site just south of Wilsonville on northbound Interstate 5 features information kiosks where people can learn about solar power.
Huge university solar project clears one more hurdle
The Oregon University System for more than six years has pursued what would be the state鈥檚 largest photovoltaic project. The path has been riddled with obstacles, but a committed group is now closing in on a deal that it hopes will finally lead to installation of ground-mounted solar arrays.
Commerce Department imposes new tariffs on Chinese solar
The U.S. Department of Commerce today imposed new fees on solar panels and cells imported from China. The countervailing duties are meant to counteract the subsidies the department believes the Chinese government is giving its solar manufacturers.
Portland makes deal with solar firm to install community panels
The city of Portland recently signed a $100,000 grant agreement with Seattle-based Tangerine Power to put solar panels on eight different community structures around town.
Commerce Department steps into solar trade war with China
The trade war between U.S. solar manufacturers and China continues to blaze, and the U.S. Department of Commerce stirred up more controversy with its announcement that any duties levied by the U.S. will be charged retroactively.
Northeast Portland residents launch solar installation program
The Northeast Coalition of Neighbors recently launched its second round of Solarize Northeast, a project that aims to simplify the solar installation process for local homeowners.
SolarWorld builds upon its Hillsboro campus
SolarWorld last week announced plans to install nearly 1 megawatt of solar panels on top of its secondary manufacturing facility in Hillsboro.
Prep work under way for TriMet substation solar panels
Crews are installing racking for solar panels at TriMet’s south terminus substation and signal-communications building near Portland State University.聽 The array will include 253 solar panels, which TriMet expects to […]
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
