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Green GM Dealership In Detroit Cuts Energy More Than 50%

July 18, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

General Motors unveiled a $15 million green dealership outside of Detroit today, AdAge reports. The 64,000-square-foot dealership, owned by LaFontaine Automotive Group, taps into natural resources for its new building. The Buick-Pontiac-GMC and Cadillac facility has installed 85 skylights along with doors made of corncobs and wheat made. The dealership ... Read more »

GM Installing World’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power System

July 9, 2008July 9, 2008 by Paul Nastu

General Motors is adding what it claims is the world’s largest rooftop solar power installation to its car assembly plant in Figueruelas, Zaragoza, Spain. When the project is completed in the fall of 2008, 85,000 solar panels will cover about 2,000,000 sq. ft. of roof at the plant. When fully ... Read more »

Tax Credits For Green Rooftops In NYC

June 29, 2008June 29, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Building owners in New York City who install green rooftops on at least 50 percent of available rooftop space can apply for a one-year property tax credit of up to $100,000, Storm Water Infrastructure Matters (SWIM) reports. Under a new bill passed by the New York legislature, the credit would ... Read more »

AC Convention Center Plans Largest Rooftop Solar Project

June 19, 2008 by Paul Nastu

The Atlantic City Convention Center is planning the installation of 13,321 solar panels on 290,000 square feet, or about two-third of its rooftop, The AP reports (via Forbes). Over the 20-year contract with Pepco Energy Services of Arlington, Va., the center says the largest single-building solar energy project in the ... Read more »

ASU Plans 2 MW Solar Installation

June 11, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Arizona State University will be home to one of the largest solar power installations at any U.S. university once it completes the installation of two megawatts of solar electric modules on approximately 135,000-sqare-feet of rooftop space and some parking structures on its Tempe campus, The Arizona Republic reports. ASU has ... Read more »

Duke Plans To Get 20 MW Closer To The Sun

June 10, 2008 by Paul Nastu

More details have come out about Duke Energy’s $100 million investment in commercial-scale rooftop solar panels, which we reported on last month. Duke plans to install approximately 20 megawatts of distributed solar generation at up to 850 sites in its North Carolina service area, including homes, schools, stores and factories. ... Read more »

Cox Communications Wants To Install Solar On Customer Roofs

May 27, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Cox Communications has announced initiatives to cut energy costs that include adding solar electricity to its headquarters and communications system and increasing fuel efficiency in its fleet vehicles, the Arizona Republic reports. In addition to installing a 150-kilowatt solar array at its Arizona headquarters and planning to expand the use ... Read more »

Wal-Mart To Install Canada’s Largest Rooftop Solar Energy System

May 27, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Wal-Mart Canada will build the country’s largest rooftop solar-energy system, the Toronto Star reports. Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation is contributing a $3-million forgivable loan to support a demonstration system at a Wal-Mart store in Markham. The Ontario project alone can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 390 tons per ... Read more »

Duke Buys Up Solar Power

May 22, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Duke Energy says it will purchase the entire electricity output of the nation’s largest photovoltaic solar farm, which will be constructed in Davidson County, north of Charlotte, N.C. Under 20-year agreements signed with SunEdison, Duke Energy expects its customers to receive more than 16 megawatts of power from the solar ... Read more »

With $100M, Duke Energy Joins Rooftop Solar Movement

May 13, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Duke Energy has invested $100 million in commercial-scale rooftop solar panels, VentureBeat reports. The Charlotte, N.C.-based electric utility will tap into the market that has seen large investments in recent months from major utilities. It joins major solar investor Southern California Edison, which announced plans in March to invest $875M ... Read more »

Environmental News Snippets: Toyota, Hummer, Royal Caribbean – 4.25.08

April 25, 2008April 25, 2008 by Paul Nastu

MillionTreesNYC Announces Toyota as a New Driving Force Behind Campaign to Plant One Million Trees by 2017 MillionTreesNYC, a public-private partnership between the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and New York Restoration Project (NYRP) to plant and care for one million new trees in New York City ... Read more »

Thule Installing Solar Power At US Headquarters

April 15, 2008April 15, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Thule Inc., best known for its vehicle roof rack systems, will install a 318-kilowatt solar power system at its U.S. headquarters in Seymour, Connecticut. Thule’s system will consist of two separate arrays with a total of 1,876 solar panels mounted on the rooftop of the Thule Distribution Center. The PV ... Read more »

Green GM Dealership In Detroit Cuts Energy More Than 50%

GM Installing World’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power System

Tax Credits For Green Rooftops In NYC

AC Convention Center Plans Largest Rooftop Solar Project

ASU Plans 2 MW Solar Installation

Duke Plans To Get 20 MW Closer To The Sun

Cox Communications Wants To Install Solar On Customer Roofs

Wal-Mart To Install Canada’s Largest Rooftop Solar Energy System

Duke Buys Up Solar Power

With $100M, Duke Energy Joins Rooftop Solar Movement

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Thule Installing Solar Power At US Headquarters

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