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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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San Francisco Business Archive
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More Than a Third of U.S. Solar Installers Say Permitting Requirements Limit Growth
Posted on December 19, 2012 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clean Power Finance today unveiled a nationwide study of solar permitting and the obstacle it poses to the widespread adoption of residential solar. The study, the largest of its... -
Wells Fargo Insurance Services Names Garry Edwards Executive Broker for Real Estate, Property and Energy
Posted on November 7, 2012 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wells Fargo Insurance – part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) – has named Garry Edwards executive broker for its Real Estate, Property and Energy practices in the... -
Upsolar Introduces Smart Modules Powered by Tigo Energy
Posted on October 17, 2012 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Upsolar, a leading international provider of solar PV modules, today unveiled its smart modules optimized by Tigo Energy. The first smart modules... -
Wells Fargo Invests $2 million in GRID Alternatives
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a $2 million investment over five years in GRID Alternatives to help bring clean, affordable solar energy to communities that can... -
San Francisco Housing Authority and Ameresco Announce Donation to Mayor Edwin Lee’s “I am the Future” Scholarship Fund
Posted on August 9, 2012 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company that was selected competitively by the Housing Authority to manage projects and improvements in over 5,400 public housing units... -
Clean Power Finance, MS Solar Solutions Corp. and Main Street Power Announce Largest Consumer Residential Solar Lease Facility in U.S.
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clean Power Finance, the online marketplace for residential solar financing and leading provider of solar sales software, MS Solar Solutions Corp., a... -
New Data Shows 97% of Americans Overestimate the Cost of Installing Solar Panels
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sunrun, the nation’s largest home solar company, today announced results of a nationwide poll assessing Americans’ beliefs about the desirability and costs... -
Vivint Solar, Clean Power Finance Partner To Offer Consumers Affordable Solar Financing
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsPROVO, Utah & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vivint Solar™, a leader in simple, affordable solar solutions, is partnering with Clean Power Finance to bring more affordable financing ... -
City of Dinuba Goes Solar With Tioga Energy and Chevron Energy Solutions
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The City of Dinuba, Calif., has teamed with Tioga Energy and Chevron Energy Solutions to develop a 1.15 MW solar electric system that ... -
San Francisco 49ers, JinkoSolar Partner for 2011-2012 Season
Posted on September 16, 2011 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) today announced its sponsorship agreement with JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS), a...