Tag: solar business news
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SolarCity Opens its Largest U.S. Operations Center in Riverside
New Facility Will Service Inland Empire, Brings Jobs to the Region SolarCity has opened its largest U.S. operations center in Riverside, CA to accommodate growing demand in the Inland Empire. The 35,000-square-foot facility is staffed by 75 employees and currently has 20 additional job openings, and SolarCity expects to hire 50 additional employees in the…
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KYOCERA and ProVision Solar Help Auto Businesses in Hawai’i Say Aloha to Renewable Energy
Kyocera Solar Inc. announced today that it supplied Kyocera solar modules to ProVision Solar that will power a total of eight auto businesses on the Big Island of Hawai’i, making it one of the greenest enterprises on the island.
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Masdar Launches Africa’s Largest Solar PV Plant
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, today launched an US$31.99 million utility-scale, 15-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant is located in the capital city of Nouakchott and is the largest solar PV plant in Africa. The new facility accounts for 10 percent of…
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IKEA Completes Maryland’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array Atop Distribution Center in Perryville
Retailer IKEA today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its distribution center in Perryville, Maryland. The 768,972-square-foot PV array consists of a 2,674.9-kW system, built with 18,576 panels, and is the state’s largest rooftop array. The IKEA distribution center will produce approximately 3,397,178 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 2,397…