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Walgreens Sets Goal to Build Nation’s First Net Zero Energy Retail Store in Evanston, Ill.
07 March 2013 2:00 PM | No CommentsDEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walgreens today announced plans to build what the company believes will be the nation’s first net zero energy retail store, which engineers predict will produce energy equal to or...
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NRG Begins Operations at 26 MW Borrego Solar Photovoltaic Facility
05 March 2013 7:02 PM | No CommentsPRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced the start of commercial operations for the Borrego I Solar Generating Station, a 26 megawatt (AC)...
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Zayed Future Energy Prize Opens Submissions for 2014 Award in U.S.
03 March 2013 8:41 AM | No CommentsABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Zayed Future Energy Prize, the world’s preeminent award for innovation in renewable energy and sustainability, will open for ...
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First Solar Sets New World Record for CdTe Solar Cell Efficiency
26 February 2013 9:01 PM | No CommentsTEMPE, Ariz. & PERRYSBURG, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell conversion efficiency, achieving 18.7 percent cell...
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Wheelchairs Run on Sunshine: KYOCERA Solar Modules Generate Energy to Charge Electric Wheelchairs
26 February 2013 1:07 PM | No CommentsKYOTO, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced that an exceptional solar project utilizing the company’s solar modules has been awarded the 2012 Swiss Solar Prize: The wheelchairs of ten inhabitants at the...
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Archive for January 4th, 2011
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Lumeta® Completes First US Commercial Rooftop Installation of PowerPly™ Solar Modules on the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ
Posted on January 4, 2011 | No CommentsIRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lumeta, Inc. (www.lumetasolar.com) today announced the installation of a 260kW PowerPly photovoltaic (PV) solar system on the rooftop of the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in ... -
New Energy Researchers Develop Technology Targeting Improved Efficiency and Lower Production Costs of SolarWindow™
Posted on January 4, 2011 | No CommentsCOLUMBIA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE) today announced that scientists developing the Company’s novel SolarWindow™ technology, capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass windows, have ...