EV Solar Charging Stations, Tesla is Winning the Race
If we are going down the EV path, we might as well go 100% green with solar charging stations. This technology is being deployed by Tesla now. Where is the rest of the EV industry on this? This is...
View ArticleFord and SunPower Deal Good for America
Ford offers a solar deal when you purchase a Focus Electric or C-Max plug-in. SunPower will have their solar panels installed at your home for approximately $10,000. SunPower estimates that this home...
View ArticleEV and Solar Industries Chase the Dream
Every auto manufacturer selling EVs should be offering a package home solar deal. The EV industry and the solar industry are often chasing the same customer. A package deal sells the dream of clean...
View ArticleFord Home Energy Initiative, MyEnergi Lifestyle
Ford has announced a new home energy initiative called MyEnergi Lifestyle, which is a collaboration of Ford, Sunpower, Eaton, Whirlpool, Infineon, and Nest Labs. These companies are combining their...
View ArticleHome Is Where the Hybrid Is: KB Home Features Ford’s MyEnergi Lifestyle
DEARBORN, Mich. & SAN DIEGO – Ford Motor Company and KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today announce that products from the Ford-led initiative MyEnergi Lifestyle® will be featured in the homebuilder’s...
View ArticleThe Sun Is Rising in the West, By Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director
When Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a few weeks ago that his city would be off coal power entirely by 2025, it was both exciting and, as Al Gore put it, “a really big deal.” It was...
View ArticleMyEnergi Lifestyle Contest Offers Home Energy Makeover, Ford C-MAX Energi –...
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford and the MyEnergi Lifestyle initiative have kicked off the MyEnergi Lifestyle retrofit contest with Katie Couric on her syndicated talk show “Katie.” Homeowners can enter this...
View ArticleIs it a bird? Or a plane? It’s a solar plane! Source: DOE
When the Wright brothers first took flight in 1903, their success captured the imagination of people around the world. This month, that excitement is being rejuvenated by the coast-to-coast flight of a...
View ArticleSolar Impulse Leaves Phoenix to Dallas as Part of Historic Flight Across America
World Record Attempt for Absolute Distance in Solar-Powered Airplane Phoenix (AZ), 21 May 2013 – Solar Impulse, the solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, will...
View ArticleSevere weather in Midwest challenges Solar Impulse’s third leg Across America
Solar Impulse to use for first time a revolutionary inflatable hangar after damage to St. Louis Hangar DALLAS (TX) – The strong storms that struck the St. Louis area Friday night have rendered...
View ArticleUnprecedented flight strategy to reach Washington D.C. on time
Strong winds force Solar Impulse to make unforeseen pit stop in Cincinnati ST. LOUIS – In order to overcome challenging weather and keep to its cross-continent flight schedule, the solar powered...
View ArticleStanford’s student-built solar-powered race car to be unveiled
The student team has been preparing the car to compete in an international race across the Australian outback. The Stanford Solar Car Project (SSCP) will unveil Luminos, its new student-built...
View ArticleFord Provides Energy-Efficient Technology to Another American Home in...
DEARBORN, Mich. – The winners of the Ford-led MyEnergi Lifestyle Retrofit contest – designed to showcase how a typical American family can affordably move to an energy-efficient lifestyle – are Lindsay...
View ArticleFord and SunPower Welcome Sierra Club as Newest Partner of National Drive...
Sierra Club Receives $500 Donation for Each Residential SunPower Solar System Installed Through the Program The Sierra Club is joining Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and SunPower’s (NASDAQ: SPWR) Drive...
View ArticleNV Energy Breaks Ground on New Solar Project at Nellis Air Force Base
LAS VEGAS – NV Energy executives, Nellis leaders, SunPower officials, utility regulators and local elected representatives gathered on Nellis Air Force Base to kick off the construction of a...
View ArticleCampbell Announces New Solar Array At Pepperidge Farm Bakery In Bloomfield,...
NORWALK, CONN. – Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB), in partnership with BNB Renewable Energy Holdings and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), today (4-7-15) announced that a 1-megawatt (MW) solar array at...
View ArticleNew Stanford Energy System Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions 68% and Fossil Fuel 65%
Stanford announces an innovative new approach to meeting its energy needs that will make it one of the world’s most energy-efficient universities. The comprehensive new system incorporates solar power...
View Article
