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Santa Barbara Car Rental Facility Generates 75% of Own Energy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/02/2010

A 159 kilowatt solar array at the Santa Barbara, Calif., airport’s rental car facility generates more than three-quarters of energy used on-site.The facility, which has 816 solar panels, includes other energy saving features, reports EdHat.The building also has a water-efficient design, rep ...

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Businesses Mobilize in Support of Distributed Solar

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/02/2010

Companies are lining up to take part in distributed solar power arrays, with nearly 1,300 megawatts worth of such deals announced in recent weeks, reports the New York Times.Utilities are encouraging the deals, because they have been mostly thwarted in attempts to build giant solar plants in the ...

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GE Tops List of Most Sustainable Companies

Posted by Environmental Leader on 28/01/2010

Corporate Knights has announced its sixth annual Global 100 list of the most sustainable large corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The top five leaders in sustainability are General Electric, PG&E, Tnt Nv, H&M Hennes & Mauritz, and Nokia.The Global 100 incl ...

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Honda unveils next-gen Solar Hydrogen Station for home refueling

Posted by AditiJ on 28/01/2010

At an unveiling ceremony at Hondas research and development facility in Los Angeles, the automobile and motorcycle manufacturer presented its next-generation Solar Hydrogen Station prototype. The concept is designed as a single, integrated unit so.

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USPS May Get Electric Vehicles Sooner Rather Than Later

Posted by Environmental Leader on 26/01/2010

A flurry of lobbying activity may yet put a fleet of electric delivery vans into service at the U.S. Postal Service, reports AutoBlog Green.The House of Representatives introduced the e-Drive bill in December, which would allow for 20,000 electric delivery vans and a network of 24,000 charging st ...

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