Articles Tagged with ''solar panels''

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Fifth Season builds 60,000-square-foot vertical farm

The company's 60,000-square-foot farm is said to set a new vertical agriculture standard for efficient, safe and sustainable production of pesticide-free leafy greens and herbs in urban communities.
September 30, 2019
Fifth Season, Pittsburgh, Pa., announced plans for its first highly efficient, commercial-scale indoor vertical farm in Braddock, Pa., which will open in early 2020.
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Organic Valley becomes 100% renewably powered

These solar projects are part of the 32 MWdc Butter Solar Portfolio, which is owned and operated by BluEarth Renewables US, Canada.
August 5, 2019
Organic Valley, La Farge, Wis., announced that the construction of three community solar projects totaling 12.67 MWdc is complete, making the cooperative what is said to be the largest food company in the world to be 100% renewably powered.
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Raymond sustainable warehousing

Raymond partners with Binghamton University to create more sustainable warehouses

The storage demonstration project was designed to demonstrate why a behind-the-meter storage system and controllable forklift charging can be beneficial for warehouse owners and the utility grid.
July 2, 2019
The Raymond Corp., Greene, N.Y., partnered with faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, N.Y., to develop and demonstrate a new energy storage process and solution for warehouse energy management.
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Tyson Foods Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center

Tyson Foods, Auburn University to build first stand-alone solar-powered poultry house

The data and insights gleaned from this project will help in identifying sustainable practices and new forms of energy for the poultry industry at large.
June 6, 2019
Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., partnered with Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC) to open what is said to be the largest stand-alone solar-powered poultry house to be operated completely off the grid.
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Walmart announces plans for a modernized headquarters

The buildings themselves will consist of solar panels atop parking decks, energy-efficient lighting and HVAC systems and regionally sourced building materials, including mass timber construction.
May 21, 2019
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., revealed the plans for a more modernized headquarters campus.
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Walmart executes agreements for 46 solar projects nationwide

The solar installations will produce more than 65,000,000 kWh of renewable energy annually, enough energy to power nearly 5,500 homes and are expected to supply approximately 10-60% of each stores' overall electricity use.
May 15, 2019
C2 Energy Capital, LLC, New York, executed 46 Power Purchase Agreements and leases with Walmart Inc., Bentonville, Ark., to provide solar power at the retailer's operations in five states.
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Conca D’Oro Importers completes rooftop solar system

The rooftop solar system will provide clean energy for the distributor’s warehousing, refrigeration and operations.
May 8, 2019
Conca D’Oro Importers LLC, a Totowa, N.J.-based distributor of specialty Italian foods and beverages, completed a 546-kilowatt (kW) solar power system by Quixotic Systems, Inc., New York.
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Thermo King Chanje van

Thermo King, Chanje partner to design all-electric van for last-mile refrigerated deliveries

Thermo King is said to be the first company to offer European customers a hybrid and non-diesel truck and trailer refrigeration unit solution.
April 23, 2019
Thermo King, Minneapolis, partnered with Chanje Energy, a Los Angeles-based company that creates sustainable solutions to improve the last-mile, to create a fully integrated refrigerated version of its V8100 all-electric last-mile delivery van.
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