Walgreens is expanding its renewable energy initiative to Colorado, hiring SolarCity to implement solar systems at 22 retail stores across 14 different Solar Update cities in the state. Walgreens began implementing solar in 2007 at many of its retail stores across the country. The new rollout in Colorado brings Walgreens closer to reaching the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings Challenge. The company has committed to reducing its energy use by 20 percent by the year 2020 across 125 million square feet of its retail floor space.
Car manufacturer Bentley
Installed 20,000 solar panels on the rooftop of its factory in Crewe, UK, according to Business Green. Similarly 5 MW system, which faces south at an sweden phone number angle of 20 degrees. Similarly owned and maintained by UK solar company Light source. Bentley has signed a power purchase agreement with Light source.
Linzer Products
A manufacturer of paint tools and accessories, has installed solar power on the flat roof of its paint-brush factory in San Fernando, Calif. The 614 kW DC system includes 2,730 Mitsubishi Electric solar modules, installed by Sun Integration. The Algeria Phone Number system is estimated to produce 920 MWh of electricity per year. Similarly project is financed in part by the federal investment tax credit, and a rebate from the California Solar Initiative.
Nissan North America reported its best-ever sales month for the Nissan LEAF. March sales totaled 2,236 deliveries, a month-over-month increase of 286.2 percent. March was also the first full month of deliveries from the assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn. The Nissan line had its overall best sales month in its history, the manufacturer said. Similarly reports that Chevy sold 1,478 Volts last month, down 35.4 percent from March 2012 when the manufacturer sold 2,289 of its plug-in hybrid vehicles.
