Month: April 2012
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Ikea Solar Steamroller Rolls Through Portland
A system at Ikea’s Portland, Ore., store is the company’s 16th solar energy project in the U.S., with 21 more locations in the pipeline or already under way.
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Big California Solar Plants Hiring Freshly Trained Construction Workers Next Door
Unemployed construction workers are being trained to build them and then go to work right next door.
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Facebook Launches App, Could Revolutionize Energy Efficiency
Facebook and Opower’s app allow people to see their energy use and compare it with their friends.
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Over 300 Million Smart Meters in China By 2015, Wow
State Grid Corporation of China plans to build a national transmission infrastructure in just 5 years.
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Solazyme Joint Venture Brings Algae Plant to Brazil
Solazyme and Bunge are building a commercial-scale oils plant that comes online next year.