Target Remains the Largest Adopter of On-Site Corporate Solar Power

The company added 43 MW last year, placing it well ahead of Walmart and Prologis. Overall installations at 4,000 companies tracked by SEIA grew slightly to 326 MW last year. By: CHRISTIAN ROSELUND There are no major surprises in the 6th edition of Solar Means Business, Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) annual report on corporate adoption at […]

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More Va. Schools Benefiting From Clean Renewable Energy

By: Kathy Stewart WASHINGTON — It’s like a giant science experiment that teaches students how solar energy works. Dominion Energy’s “Solar for Students” program was introduced three years ago at four Virginia schools, including T. Clay Wood Elementary School in Prince William County. With the success of the program, it has now expanded to more schools, […]

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Renewable Energy Meets 100% Of Portugal’s March Electricity Needs

 By: Joshua S Hill According to new numbers published earlier this month, Portugal’s renewable energy production in March exceeded the country’s electricity consumption for the month, a record not seen in forty years. Earlier this month the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association, APREN, alongside ZERO, Portugal’s Sustainable Earth System Association, highlighted data from Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), the […]

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Apple Turns Green, Claiming ‘100 Per Cent Clean Energy’

Apple said Monday it had achieved a goal of “100 per cent clean energy” for its facilities around the world. The California tech giant said its retail stores, offices, data centres and co-located facilities in 43 countries were operating with nonpolluting or renewable energy. Nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their […]

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Solar to Power Cannington Mine

South32 has announced a remote, off-grid renewable energy project at its Cannington mine, which will involve a 3MW solar farm. By: MARIJA DJORDJEVIC The Cannington silver and lead mine in north-west Queensland is in line for clean electricity, as South32 announced its plans to deploy a 3MW solar farm at the site. The Perth-headquartered mining and […]

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