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Apple to Build 2nd iCloud NC Solar Data Center
Apple has reportedly purchased another 200 acres in North Carolina so that it can build another solar farm to help power its massive iCloud data centre. According to AppleInsider.com, details of the $3 million land deal were released recently. Apple will buy nearly 220 total acres in North Carolina’s Catawba County. There are reports that [...]
WOW: GM Loses $50K on Every Volt Produced
Despite selling a record number of Chevy Volts in August, General Motors is losing money on its plug-in electric hybrid, and a lot of money at that. Industry analysts estimate GM is losing as much as $49,000 on every Volt it produces. This number could be even higher with cheap leases now being offered for [...]
Mitt Romney Announces Energy Policy
Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney is on the campaign trail with an environmental agenda in mind. He is laying out a series of policies today, centred on achieving energy independence by 2020. Romney hopes to do this by pursuing a sharp increase in oil and natural gas production on federal lands. The Republican hopes to [...]
GlaxoSmithKline Installing North America’s Largest Rooftop PV Array
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK) has begun installing a 3 MWrooftop photovoltaic system at its Northeast Regional DistributionCenter in York, Pa. According to the company, this is the largestrooftop PV array in North America. Nearly 11,000 solar panelswill be installed on the roof. When completed, the system is expected to generate enough electricity to meet the [...]
LG Electronics Enters North American Solar Market
LG Electronics Inc. says it has entered the North American commercialsolar market. The company says it plans to expand its global solarbusiness to $2.4 billion by 2015 and to invest $820 million over thenext five years in its solar cell research and manufacturing. "The U.S. is one of the fastest-growing solar markets in the world [...]
SAIP, North Delhi Power Ltd to build clean waste-to-bio-power facility in New Delhi
Solena-ABSi India Pvt Ltd (SAIP) has executed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) with North Delhi Power Ltd (NDPL), to produce up to40 MW of clean renewable energy, using SAIP’s patented plasmagasification bio-energy solution, into NDPL’s distribution network ofNorth and Northwest Delhi. The new, organic waste to energy,bio-power plant that SAIP is developing will utilize SAIP’s nextgeneration [...]
Enbridge Working on Largest PV Facility in North America
It looks like Enbridge, the Canadian company behind the recent oil spill in Michigan’s CalhounCounty near Marshall, is making an attempt to do some good to theenvironment. The company in collaboration with First Solar is working on the largest photovoltaic solar energy facility in NorthAmerica. The Sarnia Solar Project in Ontario is being expanded from [...]
Recap: Intersolar North America
Last week, GetSolar visited the Intersolar North America Conferencelast week — it was a full 5 blocks from our office, so naturally ourable bodied staff decided it would be worth the long and strenuousjourney to the Moscone Center. We walked around the impressive exhibits — many of which were as intricate as the design display [...]
Intersolar North America 2010 showcased positive outlook for solar industry
Intersolar North America 2010 continued to see strong growth for thethird straight year with the 2010 exhibition and conference. Theco-located Intersolar North America and SEMICON West events, which tookplace this week in San Francisco, presented more than 700 solarexhibitors to more than 20,000 trade visitors This year, IntersolarNorth America alone featured 580 exhibitors up from [...]