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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, 2011
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Constellation Energy to Develop 1.25 MW in Solar Installations for Anne Arundel County and Coppin State University
Posted on January 19, 2011 | No CommentsBALTIMORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) today announced the development of a 750-kilowatt on-site solar installation at Anne Arundel County’s Combined Support Services Complex in Millersville, Md., and the ... -
First Shipment of Volt Solar Chargers headed to U.S.
Posted on January 19, 2011 | No CommentsNEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GoSolarUSA (PinkSheets: GSLO) announced today that the company expects the first Volt Solar Chargers to hit American shores next week. “Due to the recent announcement that the iPhone ... -
Enphase Energy Surpasses 500,000 Units Shipped
Posted on January 19, 2011 | No CommentsPETALUMA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enphase Energy, the global leader in solar microinverter systems, today announced that it has shipped more than 500,000 microinverters to date and... -
New Energy Provides Update on Development of MotionPower™ Systems, Able to Generate Electricity from Motion of Cars and Trucks
Posted on January 18, 2011 | No CommentsCOLUMBIA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), a developer of next-generation alternative and renewable energy technologies, is pleased to report that its engineering teams are continuing the ... -
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Holds Discussions with Business, Government and Academic Leaders on Renewable Energy
Posted on January 18, 2011 | No CommentsABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted initiative for advancing the development and... -
GT Solar Announces New DSS650 Multicrystalline Ingot Growth System
Posted on January 18, 2011 | No CommentsMERRIMACK, N.H.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR), a global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty... -
GSLO Acquires Exclusive North American Distribution Rights to Volt Solar Charger
Posted on January 12, 2011 | No CommentsNEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GoSolarUSA (Pink Sheets: GSLO) announced today that it acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights to the Volt Solar Charger accessory for the Apple iPhone. ... -
Nanotechnologies Cut the Cost of Green Energy, Says ABI Research
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsNEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–World investment in renewable energy will top $2 trillion on a cumulative basis from 2010 through 2015, driven by growth in Asia, North America and Europe as these regions... -
‘Āina Koa Pono Awarded Sustainable Biofuels Contract from Hawaiian Electric Company
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsHONOLULU–(BUSINESS WIRE)–‘Āina Koa Pono announced today that it has been selected as the recipient of a sustainable biofuels contract from Hawaiian Electric Company. This partnership will be essential in helping Hawaii... -
AQT Solar Selects South Carolina as the Site of Its Second Manufacturing and Production Facility
Posted on January 6, 2011 | No CommentsSUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AQT Solar, a leading developer of low-cost CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-diselenide) thin-film solar cells today announced the company has selected Richland County, South Carolina...