Solar Energy
Solar energy — energy from the sun — is a renewable energy source used for heat and electricity. We include a range of stories about the deployment of solar energy collection technology such as solar panels, rooftop arrays and solar fields. We also include articles on companies’ usage of solar energy to improve the efficiency of their operations and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
NASCAR and EPA Partner on Environmental Initiatives
NASCAR and the EPA have signed a memorandum of understanding intended to raise racing fans' awareness of environmentally friendly products and initiatives.
Under the agreement, NASCAR ...
Contract Wins: SolarCity PV, Delta and DOE, Allure Energy
Campus Crest Communities has partnered with SolarCity to install more than 9,000 solar panels on student housing facilities in Greeley, Colo.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; and Las ...
US Imposes 31% Duty on Chinese Solar Panels
The US government has imposed tariffs of around 30 percent on solar panels imported from China, sparking charges of "trade protectionism" from Chinese government officials ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Bonn Climate Talks, New Zealand ETS, IRIS Review
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items.
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said that ...
Apple Data Center to be 100% Powered by Renewable Energy
Apple said it will power its 500,000-square-foot data center in Maiden, N.C., entirely with renewable energy by the end of the year.
The announcement, which ...
Walmart Announces 27 Solar Projects Totalling 10.5 MW
Walmart has announced plans to install solar photovoltaic arrays on 27 of its Massachusetts stores as early as August, adding on-site generation to more than ...
NREL Model Improves Predictions of Shade Effects on Solar PV
Using microinverters instead of typical string inverters can improve solar panels' performance in shade by more than 12 percent, according to a new National Renewable ...
GM Aims for Third LEED with Water Recycling, Solar, Composting
General Motors is building an engine plant in southern Brazil equipped with numerous sustainable features including solar energy and water recycling ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: German Solar Subsidies, Australian Carbon Price, Honda Hybrid Suit
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
The German parliament's upper house has rallied ...
Contract Wins: Q.Cells’ PV on Ikea, Turboden ORC at Heathrow, EnerNOC in SF
IKEA has ordered 7MW of Q.Cells' solar modules. The retailer will install Q.Cells' CIGS thin-film modules on the rooftop of its main ...
AASHE Sustainability Review: Green-Job Training ‘Skyrocketed’ in 2011
Nearly 60 percent of all new higher-education programs or training opportunities in 2011 focused on renewable energy and green careers, with $543 million recorded toward the ...
AEP Sustainability Report: Carbon Emissions Rise 1.5%, Revenues up 4.8%
American Electric Power's total CO2 emissions rose just shy of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while revenues rose 4.8 percent over that time period, ...
Chrysler Dealerships Install Solar Panels, Recycle Motor Oil and Rainwater
Tim Parker Chrysler, located in the Hot Springs National Park in central Arkansas, installed a 2,000-square-foot solar panel system on the ...
NREL Unveils ‘More Accurate’ Energy Project Emissions Calculator
Cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions from solar photovoltaics are about 5 percent of those from coal; wind and solar are about equal in emissions; and nuclear ...
Iron Mountain Looks to Solar PV; Johns Hopkins Brings 818kW Online
Information management company Iron Mountain says it will install solar PV systems on the roofs of eight document storage facilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and ...
Net Zero Transit Center Uses Geothermal, Solar, Biomass
A newly opened Boston transit hub promises to achieve net-zero energy through geothermal, solar and wood biomass power.
Engineering firm Arup built the $15.4 million John ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Responsible Jewellery Council, R2 Milestone, LEED
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items.
The Responsible Jewellery Council has certified its first ...
Renewables Briefing: Oberlin, Dairy Biogas, Tidal Power, St. Petersburg
Here's the latest news on renewable power installations, contracts, financing, permits and ...
Cox Saves 17,400 Tons of Carbon over Five Years
Cox Enterprises has saved 17,400 tons of carbon through alternative energy projects since 2007 and conserves 20 million gallons of water annually, according ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, USDA Organic, LEED
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
Torraspapel's Sant Joan les Fonts and Sarrià de ...
