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Apple building big solar energy project in California
Apple will spend nearly $850 million on a solar energy project that will generate enough power for the computer giant's new corporate headquarters, retail stores and other operations in California. The tech company will be the biggest single consumer of energy from the new solar facility. It is being constructed on 2,900 acres in rural Monterey County, south of the San Francisco Bay Area where ...
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Frontier Renewables Mentioned in Reuters Article on Non-Utility PPAs
Apple deal, tax change could spark corporate solar stampede Apple Inc’s deal to buy nearly $1 billion of power from a massive First Solar Inc plant could be the first of a stampede of contracts driven by the looming change in a solar tax incentive that makes such projects particularly attractive. Together with a sharp drop in the cost of solar power and corporate efforts to rack up green ...
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Apple cleaning up act in China with more renewable energy
pple is cleaning up its manufacturing operations in China to reduce the air pollution caused by the factories that have assembled hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads during the past eight years. The world's most valuable company is working with its Chinese suppliers to eventually produce 2.2 gigawatts of solar power and other renewable energy. The commitment announced Wednesday represents ...
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ENMAT releases ENMAT for iphone/ipad
Following on from the success of ENMAT for Android, the ENMAT Energy Team are pleased to announce the release of ENMAT for iphone and ipad. ENMAT for iphone/ipad is a free app available on the Apple App Store ENMAT for iphone/ipad allows you to: Manage your energy data in the palm of your hand, whenever and wherever you need it View ENMAT Energy ...
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Apple to build solar plant to power data center
Apple Inc. said it will pay for construction of an 18-megawatt photovoltaic solar plant in northern Nevada to provide power for a data center the technology giant plans east of Reno. The Fort Churchill Solar Array, to be built in Yerington, was included in a filing Monday by NV Energy Inc. with the Public Utilities Commission. Apple announced plans last year to build the data center. The solar ...
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New ASPIRE RF Mobile Application Allows for Seamless Integration with Home Controls
Power management company Eaton today unveiled its newest mobile solution with the launch of the ASPIRE RF mobile application (app). Eliminating the need for a coordinating in-home controller, the new mobile app communicates with all ASPIRE RF products, as well as many other Z-Wave devices, offering users complete control over functions such as lighting, room temperature and security solutions. ...
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CSR minute: goodguide publishes cell phone eco-rankings; carbon salary survey by acre resources and acona confirm green job growth
GoodGuide has published rankings of cell phones that rate individual models and manufacturers, based on health, environment, and social attributes. The rankings, based on 150 factors rolled up into a single number that combines both product and company scores, placed Nokia at the top, followed by phones from Samsung, Motorola, Palm, and Sony Ericsson. Apple’s iPhones are listed in the ...
By 3BL Media
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Department of Energy Announces $36.4 Million for Fusion Energy Sciences Research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently (8/2) announced $36.4 million in funding for 37 research awards at universities, national laboratories, and private industry on a range of topics in fusion energy sciences. The research is designed to help lay the groundwork for the development of nuclear fusion as a future practical energy source. The research focuses on high priority challenges in ...
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Penton`s IndustryWeek Identifies the United States` Best and Biggest Manufacturers
Apple Inc. once again reigns supreme in the 2014IndustryWeek U.S. 50 Best Manufacturers ranking compiled by Penton's IndustryWeek, the go-to source for manufacturing leadership issues, trends, technologies and strategies. For the third year running, the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant tops the ranking, which is based on six key financial performance metrics. Renewable Energy Group of Ames, ...
By Informa PLC
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Intelligent Energy Appoints Joe O’Sullivan as Chief Operating Officer
Intelligent Energy, the global clean power systems company, has today announced the appointment of Joe O’Sullivan to the role of Chief Operating Officer. O’Sullivan most recently served as VP Operations, Sales and Marketing of Microvision, a leading provider of display and imaging products for mobile applications. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at ...
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Frost & Sullivan: developments in adjacent sectors open opportunities for home automation to reach a wider audience
Home automation systems are becoming increasingly simpler for both end users and installers, driving the market forward and acquiring a wider audience. Technology advances also help create innovative and affordable systems that reach a more extensive customer base. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.buildingtechnologies.frost.com), European Home Automation Markets, finds that the ...
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IES to Showcase Advancements to Early-Stage Architectural Analysis Solutions at AIA 2012
AIA 2012, booth 2121 -- Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a provider of integrated performance analysis software and consulting services for sustainable building design and operation, will showcase new updates to its Architectural Analysis software at the American Institute of Architects 2012 National Convention and Design Expo later this month. ...
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Top 100 U.S. Organizations Using Renewable Energy - Tech Sector Leads the Way
Today (April 23, 2014), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Green Power Partnership released an updated list of the Top 100 organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources like wind and solar power. “By using green power, these companies and organizations are showing that business can flourish while taking meaningful steps to reduce ...
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General Motors to Collaborate with EVgo, ChargePoint and Greenlots on EV Charging
General Motors will collaborate with EVgo, ChargePoint and Greenlots, three of the nation’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, to enable access to the largest collective electric vehicle charging network in the United States, including more than 31,000 charging ports. GM plans to aggregate dynamic data from each of the EV charging networks so owners of the all-electric ...
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NREL Aims to Improve Building Energy Performance with New Web-Based Tool
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has developed a web-based tool to help consumers better understand the energy performance of building-related products. The Technology Performance Exchange™ (TPEx™) is a portal that helps manufacturers and other organizations that measure and test products easily share performance data with product consumers. ...
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BPA Energy Smart Industrial Honors Washington Apple Supplier for Taking Bite Out of Energy Costs
For Washington State-based Zirkle Fruit, the decision to pursue a suite of energy efficiency projects was equal parts common sense and good citizenship. Reducing energy use by almost 3.5 million kilowatt hours a year saves them $185,000 a year in energy costs and provides enough energy savings to power nearly 300 Northwest homes. The two-year return made the investment too hard to pass up. ...
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RainwiseNet upgrade benefits growers. RainWise/EKO partnership offers PV industry a new level of precision
RainWise Inc., an industry leader and pioneer in the technological development and manufacturing of professional weather instruments and software products based in Trenton, Maine USA has released an upgrade to their versatile weather app RainwiseNet. The Beta version will include new modeling features specific to the agriculture industry such as Evapotransporation and will also also feature a ...
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Lishen Battery, Chinese Famous Battery Enterprise, Attending GBF Asia 2018
Up to now, over 120 enterprises have confirmed their booth at GBF 2018, including CATL, Han's Laser, Jiangsu Highstar and so on. Today, let’s have a glance at the famous battery manufacturer Lishen Battery! Asia (Guangzhou) Battery Sourcing Fair 2018 (GBF Asia 2018) Date: August 16th-18th, 2018 Venue: China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou Website: ...
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Ascent Solar Announces EnerPlex™ Availability in Korea
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today the retail debut of the company’s EnerPlex solar assisted battery case for the iPhone 4 and 4S with Korean distributor H3P Co., Ltd. The EnerPlex cases are available at selected retail stores and online through the ...
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Ormat Technologies Considers Potential Restructuring with its Parent Company
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today, following a report to that effect issued today to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and the Israeli Security Authority by its parent entity, Ormat Industries, Ltd. (OIL), that the two companies are considering a possible group corporate reorganization. Under the proposed transaction, Ormat Technologies would acquire OIL by issuing shares of common ...
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