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Agilent To Save $3.5M Over 10 Years With Solar
A new set of solar arrays atop buildings at Agilent's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., are projected to help save the company $3.5 million ...
No Sunny Skies for Two Solar Projects in Texas, California
Two major solar projects are at a standstill; one over contract renewals and the other due to environmental concerns. Meanwhile, New York lawmakers are making it ...
UK to Ease Rules for On-Site Renewable Energy Installations
Aimed at helping cut carbon emissions, the UK has proposed new planning rules that will allow home owners, offices, schools, stadiums and railway stations to install ...
MITEI: Sustainable Energy & Terawatt-Scale Photovoltaics
This MIT Energy Initiative "on the road" event took place at Google earlier this month. Speakers include Daniel Enderton, Executive Director of MITEI's Sustainable Energy Revolution Program, and Professor Tonio Buonassisi of Mechanical Engineering. The event ...
Solar Rebates Are Going Fast
The popularity of solar rebates, which is causing shortages in some communities, is also the primary reason why rebate programs are being cut back across the ...
Ford Adds Two Wind Turbines to Power Belgium Plant
Expanding its on-site wind power portfolio sprinkled throughout the UK and Germany, Ford of Europe has added two wind turbines, each with a height of ...
Dry-cooling Challenges Notion of Water Intensity for Desert Solar
Many desert-based solar thermal power plants increasingly are being criticized for the amount of water they use, but a new dry-cooling technology may help ...
New Solar Cells Offer Sunlight Harvesting From Any Angle
A new breed of solar being installed at a California plastics factory could prove to light a new way forward for future solar installations. The new solar ...
Sam’s Club Testing Solar, Radiant Flooring
Among other environmental initiatives, Sam's Club is testing solar at five locations. The wholesale club store also is looking into radiant flooring ...
Around the Web: Solar Declines, Climate Change As Religion, Handicapping Carbon Prices
Today's news from around the web. Solar Market Declines for First Time Ever Greentech Media Industry Witnesses' Dominance of Hill Climate Hearings Irks Consumer Advocates ...
UC Merced Campus to Generate 20% of Electricity from Solar Energy
Helping California meet its renewable energy goal by 2020, the University of California Merced campus has unveiled the university's 1-megawatt (MW) solar power system. ...
Aerojet to Increase Solar Capacity 66%
With a 2.4 megawatt expansion of solar capacity in the works, Aerojet says it will eventually have one of the largest non-utility, industrial solar operations ...
P&G Launches 1.1 MW Solar Array
Procter & Gamble will use a 1.1 megawatt solar array to help electrify its Oxnard, Calif., paper plant. The photovoltaic solar array should generate more than 1.9 ...
Greenbuild Conference Boasts Construction Innovations
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, to be held this week in Phoenix, will be a springboard for businesses to discuss their sustainable activities, reports ...
Owens Corning, SunEdison Power Up 440-kW PV Solar System in NJ
Owens Corning, a leading supplier of building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, and SunEdison, North America's largest solar services provider, announced the activation ...
System Upgrades Power Up Energy Savings for Hotels
For hotels, going green translates into energy-saving projects with some very tangible results. These include the Hilton New York's energy fuel cell installation that is nearly ...
IT Bolstered by U.S. Energy-Efficiency Agenda
Information technology departments are focused on greater energy efficiency and using more renewable energy sources now more than ever as the Obama Administration pushes its energy-efficiency ...
PG&E Expands Net Metering, California Solar Producers Jump For Joy
Solar advocates in California say that a recent move by Pacific Gas & Electric to expand net metering will encourage ...
Cost of Installed Solar Fell 30% in Past Decade
The cost to install solar has dropped 30 percent over the past 10 years, according to the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley ...
Solar Growth Causes Water Worries
California and other western states are pegging their energy future on renewables, including solar. But that growth comes at a cost to ...
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