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Applied Materials Unveils 2 Megawatt Solar System

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently dedicated a 2 megawatt solar power system at Applied Materials’ campus in Sunnyvale, California. Applied Materials announced the plan in March, 2007. The company is touting the solar system as one of the largest corporate solar power installations in the U.S. They system incorporates more ... Read more »

Applied Materials Gets 5-Year Contract From Green Energy Technology

Applied Materials announced this week that it has signed a five-year service contract with Green Energy Technology to support the company’s Applied SunFab Thin Film Line for solar module manufacturing. Applied Materials will help reduce operating costs while enabling an increase to volume production through Applied’s SunFab Performance Service program, ... Read more »

Chevron ‘A+,’ Google ‘F’ In Sustainability Reporting Efforts

An analysis of the social responsibility reporting efforts of California’s largest corporations finds that some, like Chevron, Hewlett-Packard and Walt Disney, publicized their sustainability on their Web sites, while others, like eBay, Google and Apple, rarely mentioned the subject, if at all. The 132-page report, “Analysis of Sustainability Reporting of ... Read more »

Applied Materials’ Green Sales Triple To $122 Million

While Applied Materials’ chip-equipment-making business has struggled, according to MarketWatch, net sales for its energy and environment solutions group more than tripled on year to $122 million in the company’s fiscal first quarter, even as the chip-equipment maker reported a 35 percent drop in profit due to the overall weakness ... Read more »

Applied Materials Releases Environmental Report

Applied Materials has released its 2007 Environmental Responsibility Report. The report (PDF) includes performance data on the company’s energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, water and waste management, and volatile organic compounds usage. During the past two years, greenhouse gas emissions, measured in tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, fell...

Applied Materials Plans Largest Corporate Solar Power System in U.S.

Applied Materials announced it will install the largest solar power installation on an existing corporate facility in the U.S. The plan calls for over 1.9 megawatts of solar power generation capability at its research campus in Sunnyvale, California. “When the project is complete we will have a silent, non-polluting 1.9 megawatt power plant on what is currently open roof space

Applied Materials Increases Renewable Energy Purchase

Applied Materials says it will purchase 8,220,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually from wind and solar generation sources in California in lieu of energy from nonrenewable sources. The annual amount represents approximately 12 percent of the energy used in the company’s Santa Clara facilities and will reduce...

2006 National Green Power Award Winners & Project Descriptions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy  and the Center for Resource Solutions recently announced the annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing leading national green power purchasers and suppliers. Descriptions of each award recipient’s efforts are from the EPA. They can be found in the 2006 Awards Ceremony ... Read more »

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