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Walgreens is expanding its renewable energy initiative to Colorado, hiring SolarCity to implement solar systems at 22 retail stores across 14 different 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 has installed 20,000 solar panels on the rooftop of its factory in Crewe, UK, according to Business Green. The 5 MW system, which faces south at an angle of 20 degrees, is owned and maintained by UK solar company Lightsource. Bentley has signed a power purchase agreement with Lightsource.
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 system is estimated to produce 920 MWh of electricity per year. The 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 B2B Email List 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. GM 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.
Overall, hybrids now command a 4 percent share of the US auto market after staying relatively stagnant at a less than 3 percent market share. This number could double by 2020. Hybrid sales were up 32 percent in the first two months of 2013 compared with the same period last year. In California, which is the largest US auto market, the Toyota Prius beat the gasoline-powered Honda Civic as the state’s bestselling vehicle in 2012, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The Energy Department announced winners of its Apps for Vehicles Challenge. The competition asked app developers and entrepreneurs to demonstrate how open vehicles data can be used to improve vehicle safety, fuel efficiency and comfort. The department awarded the diagnostics and analytics app Dash the judges’ prize, and MyCarma, a personalized fuel economy app, the popular choice prize. The Green Button Gamer won the safety innovation award, and Fuel Economy Coach received the fuel efficiency innovation award.
Eaton has launched a new family of UltraShift PLUS transmissions designed for Navistar to maximize fuel efficiency in linehaul applications. The two companies will co-release the products. The new 16-speed direct drive automated mechanical transmissions are designed with a 17 percent step between gears to optimize time in a diesel engine’s most efficient RPM zone and help reduce fuel consumption. The new UltraShift PLUS LSE (Linehaul Small-Step Efficiency) will be released initially with Navistar’s MaxxForce 13L SCR engines on the International branded vehicles and followed shortly thereafter with Cummins ISX15 engines. Fleet testing reported fuel economy improvements from 2 to 4 percent, the companies say.
Car manufacturer Bentley has installed 20,000 solar panels on the rooftop of its factory in Crewe, UK, according to Business Green. The 5 MW system, which faces south at an angle of 20 degrees, is owned and maintained by UK solar company Lightsource. Bentley has signed a power purchase agreement with Lightsource.
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 system is estimated to produce 920 MWh of electricity per year. The 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 B2B Email List 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. GM 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.
Overall, hybrids now command a 4 percent share of the US auto market after staying relatively stagnant at a less than 3 percent market share. This number could double by 2020. Hybrid sales were up 32 percent in the first two months of 2013 compared with the same period last year. In California, which is the largest US auto market, the Toyota Prius beat the gasoline-powered Honda Civic as the state’s bestselling vehicle in 2012, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The Energy Department announced winners of its Apps for Vehicles Challenge. The competition asked app developers and entrepreneurs to demonstrate how open vehicles data can be used to improve vehicle safety, fuel efficiency and comfort. The department awarded the diagnostics and analytics app Dash the judges’ prize, and MyCarma, a personalized fuel economy app, the popular choice prize. The Green Button Gamer won the safety innovation award, and Fuel Economy Coach received the fuel efficiency innovation award.
Eaton has launched a new family of UltraShift PLUS transmissions designed for Navistar to maximize fuel efficiency in linehaul applications. The two companies will co-release the products. The new 16-speed direct drive automated mechanical transmissions are designed with a 17 percent step between gears to optimize time in a diesel engine’s most efficient RPM zone and help reduce fuel consumption. The new UltraShift PLUS LSE (Linehaul Small-Step Efficiency) will be released initially with Navistar’s MaxxForce 13L SCR engines on the International branded vehicles and followed shortly thereafter with Cummins ISX15 engines. Fleet testing reported fuel economy improvements from 2 to 4 percent, the companies say.