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Google Installs Green Roofs at HQ Expansion
Google is expanding its already massive headquarters by over a million square feet and one of the new design elements is a green roof. Working with Seattle-based design firm, NBBJ, the 42 acre expansion will be double the size of its 65-building headquarters in Mountain View, California. This is the company’s first foray into new construction. So far ”Googleplex” has been [...]
Hertz Expands Solar Program
Hertz continues to expand it’s solar footprint with a second phase of solar photovoltaic installations that will land panels at 10 more of its facilities around the country. In the first phase, Hertz installed solar panels on two facilities in Colorado – one at Denver International Airport and one at an equipment rental facility in [...]
Sungevity Lands $15 Million for Nationwide Expansion
In cubicles in Sungevity’s Oakland, California headquarters, employees are finessing residential solar bids. For homes in Colorado. The company–which has created software that lets its assemble and manage residential solar projects over the web–has to date concentrated on solar deals in California, Colorado andArizona. Today, it is announcing a $15 million round of financing thatwill [...]
Advanced Energy Announces Expansion
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. announced a strategic expansion of itsoperations in Ontario, Canada. The expansion includes the creation of anew legal entity in Ontario, Canada to provide local support to itscustomers in the region. In addition, the company has formed astrategic relationship with a global leader in electronics manufacturing services based in Ontario to manufacture [...]
Stion kicks off 100 MW expansion and partnership with TSMC
Stion, a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar panels,announced today a production partnership with TSMC of Taiwan. Stion will commence a 100 MW expansion of its San Jose, Calif. facility followingthe close of its $70 million Series D financing. Stion had previouslyraised $44.6 million in equity financing. “TSMC has evaluated anumber of thin-film technologies and believes [...]
Astrum Solar Continues Expansion
Astrum Solar, the mid-Atlantic’s fastest-growing installer ofresidential and small commercial solar panels, today announced that ithas opened a new office outside of Philadelphia in response to thegrowing demand from area residents for more sustainable, cost-efficientenergy solutions. The company, headquartered in AnnapolisJunction, Md., initially began selling solar systems in thegreater-Philadelphia area in 2009 and officially opened [...]
American Solar Electric Announces Expansion Plans in Arizona
Arizona’s solar energy industry, not to mention its economy, got a boost this week when a prominent company announced its plans for a majorexpansion. According to American Solar Electric, whichspecializes in the design and installation of solar electric systems,one highlight of the plan will be a new central distribution facility to be located in Phoenix. [...]
Queen Alia International Airport Expansion Rockin’ PV Panels
Foster + Partners have unveiled the expansion plans of the Queen AliaInternational Airport that will allow it to grow without disruption over the next 25 years. Slated to be complete by 2011, the airport should be able to handle around 9 million passengers each year, nearly threetimes as many as it does now. The designs [...]
Singulus Plans Expansion In Solar Market
Singulus Technologies,a provider of solar manufacturing equipment, says it will substantiallyexpand its activities in the solar sector and introduce new equipmentspecifically designed for photovoltaics. Singulus is currentlyworking with cell manufacturers on improved cell technology, includinghigher efficiencies and lower production costs. "In the future,we will also offer systems for the complete cell production processand, in particular, [...]