Tag: News
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Vivint Solar Acquires Solmetric Corporation
Vivint Solar Inc. and Solmetric Corp. today announced the closing of a merger that completes Vivint Solar’s acquisition of Solmetric in an all cash transaction. Solmetric, a dominant developer of photovoltaic installation instruments and software products, today becomes a wholly-owned […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Mushrooms Used for Bioremediation to Clean Pesticides From Oregon Waterways
Putting ideas into action, an Oregon-based restoration nonprofit group, Ocean Blue Project, is harnessing the power of mushrooms to clean up pesticides and other pollutants that plague Oregon and national waterways. Yes, mushrooms. [caption id="attachment_319044" align="alignnone" width="500"] These oyster mushroom have the filtering potential to break down oil, pesticides and harmful bacteria. Photo courtesy of…
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Dangerous Levels of Methane Found While Testing Natural Gas Leaks in D.C.
By Tina Sigurdson A team of scientists using portable methane detectors reported last week that it has detected 5,893 leaks of methane, the main component of natural gas, from gas utility lines in Washington D.C. Last February, the team, composed of researchers from Duke and Boston Universities and led by Robert Jackson, a professor at…
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IKEA Near Denver Plugs-In Expanded Solar Energy System on Roof
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in an expanded solar energy system atop its Denver-area store that opened more than two years ago in Centennial, Col. Installation of the additional panels began this summer, and since then […] — Solar Builder magazine
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IKEA Near Denver Plugs-In Expanded Solar Energy System on Roof
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in an expanded solar energy system atop its Denver-area store that opened more than two years ago in Centennial, Col. Installation of the additional panels began this summer, and since then […] — Solar Builder magazine