When it comes to community service organizations like Second Harvest Food Bank, operations are often lean in order to funnel as many resources back to the people that need them most. So, we were thrilled to hear about a new solar power system for Second Harvest in San Jose, California. A rooftop solar panel installation [...]
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The cost of solar panels is the most cited reason for people not to switch to solar power. But that’s about to change with new financing options for homeowners offered by Alteris Renewables, Inc. In certain states in the U.S., customers can go solar with zero down! According to a press release, if you live [...]
Telecommunications giant AT&T is switching to solar power in a big way. This week, it activated a new 296-kilowatt solar power system at a company site in San Diego. The solar installation is the first of six planned solar energy projects for the company, which will have a a total overall goal of 2 megawatts [...]
Ford Motor Company will start building its new Focus Electric car in 2011. So, it only makes sense that the green car will be manufactured with green energy. Rooftop solar panels will power Ford’s Focus car manufacturing plant in Wayne, Michigan. In fact, the solar power system will be one of the largest solar arrays [...]
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Time to write a new ending for the popular 80s show, Dallas? I’d say welcome to the 21st century! In the past 20 years, Larry Hagman has gone from oil to solar power, both in fictional characters and real life. While playing Texas oil tycoon J.R. Ewing on Dallas, he was the epitome of fossil [...]
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Solar powered assist for mass transit is rolling out in California. Sunpods Inc, and San Francisco-based Bauer Intelligent Transportation developed a system in just 6 weeks’ time, which uses thin film solar panels on the roofs of buses to power an on-board battery bank. Solar energy absorbed by the panels provide a solar powered assist [...]
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In news yesterday, Burlington County in New Jersey announced the planned installation of its first solar power system. Just across the border from Pennsylvania, Hessert Construction will build a $1.5 million solar array on the County office building. This is not first time solar power has been in the news from New Jersey this year! [...]
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