Tag: IKEA
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DSD shows off first of eight solar carports for IKEA stores in Maryland and California
Distributed Solar Development (DSD) has completed a custom solar carport designed and built for IKEA Baltimore. Initial results exceeded expectations with the location seeing an 84% decrease in the amount of energy needed to be purchased between September – December 2020, equating to a 57% cost savings for the store.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Largest solar rooftop project in Illinois installed atop IKEA distribution center
The largest solar rooftop project in Illinois is now complete, sitting atop IKEA’s Midwest distribution center in Joliet, Ill. Combined with arrays atop the Chicago-area IKEA stores in Bolingbrook and Schaumburg, this third project will make IKEA the owner of three of the state’s largest solar rooftop installations. The distribution center’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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IKEA reveals plans for its latest solar installation
Forward-thinking companies aren’t adding solar to their rooftops just for the financial payback — they are doing it to make a statement. (Do you know which retailer came out on top for solar capacity this year?). IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, is one such company and announced plansRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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First of IKEA Better Shelters for Refugees to Start Shipping Soon
A while ago we reported that IKEA was collaborating with the UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) to create an easy to construct and affordable refugee shelter. The result was the so-called Better Shelter unit and IKEA is now getting ready to start producing the first 10,000 units to those in need. IKEA is in a…
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GLOBAL GREEN USA ANNOUNCES COMMITMENT AT CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO BRING SOLAR POWER TO COMMUNITIES DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE SANDY
Speaking to a global audience at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting, Global Green USA today announced its Commitment to Action to implement its catalytic ‘Solar For Sandy’ program, which will equip five or more community facilities serving low income residents in New York and New Jersey neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Sandy…