Category: Green Building LEED News
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Solar Company’s Petition to Close Industry Loophole Continues Debate Between U.S. and China
A California solar energy system manufacturer has petitioned the nation’s commerce and commission departments to impose rules that could eventually block Chinese solar manufacturers from the U.S. market. SolarWorld Industries America submitted “anti-dumping and anti-subsidy” cases with the U.S. International Trade Commission and U.S. Commerce Department this week in an attempt to close a loophole the…
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Ford to Introduce First Solar-Powered Car
Though the company deems it as merely a “concept,” Ford Motor Co. will soon unveil a sun-powered vehicle. The C-MAX Solar Energi Concept is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with solar panels on the roof that allow the car to recharge itself. The vehicle’s total range is 620 miles, and it can travel 21 miles using…
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Top 13 Dumb Things Media Said About Climate Change in 2013
By Denise Robbins The evidence for climate change only got stronger this year, with a major climate report finding 95 percent confidence in manmade global warming and the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hitting a record 400 parts per million. Climate doubters, in turn, became increasingly desperate, citing everything from a verified scam artist to the “Ouija…
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Sullivan Solar Power Writes Google Glass App for Field Technicians
Sullivan Solar Power, a leading renewable energy company, is the first solar firm in America to utilize Google’s latest invention, Glass, to improve company processes. Sullivan Solar Power received the prototype device, the Explorer edition, in 2013 and has since […] — Solar Builder magazine
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ReneSola Provides PV Modules to Glass Manufacturing Facility in Mexico
ReneSola, a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, today announced its collaboration with Solar Power Systems of Mexico in implementing a 192-kW project for glass manufacturer Vidrio Formas in Lerma, Edo, Mexico. Vidrio Formas manufactures more than one million glass containers per day […] — Solar Builder magazine