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MiaSolé: Aquired by Chinese Renewables Big Tuna
MiaSolé, the most technologically and commercially advanced VC-funded CIGS thin-film firm, just sold to China’s Hanergy for $30 million, according to documents sent to MiaSolé shareholders this week, obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle. The most prominent names in the VC business could not help make thin-film solar work. Nor could they sell the firm [...]
Dr. Pepper Goes LEED Gold Retrofit
Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s Plano, Texas headquarters are now LEED-Gold certified. The extensive renovation will not only cut the building’s operating budget by 25%, but the upfront price of the retrofit will be paid back in under a year. The building has also earned an EPA Energy Star for cutting 3.2 million kWh of energy from 2008-2011. In addition to offices, Dr. [...]