INGOLSTADT, Germany — German automaker Audi that it is expanding its rooftop solar electricity installation at its main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany and plans to charge its e-tron cars with electricity generated at the plant.
By the end of the month the company says it will also have installed additional photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of its new Audi A3 body construction facility located in the country.
BERKELEY, Calif. — Borrego Solar Systems, a designer and installer of grid-tied commercial and public sector solar power systems, announced hat it closed its second fund with US Bank and East West Bank to finance six solar energy projects worth $36 million. Two of the fund’s main projects are a 1.2-megawatt system at Madera Community Hospital north of Fresno, California and a 1.8-megawatt system at the San Diego County Water Authority.
Ethos modular carpet from Tandus features a new technology that uses industrial waste from windshields and safety glass to create modular carpet backing. Tandus is the first company to reclaim the material that previously had no commercial end-of-life applications, according to company officials.
BOSTON — Boston commercial property owner Equity Office Properties announced that its building at 222 Berkeley was awarded LEED Gold certification for Existing Buildings by the U.S. Green Building Council.
The building, located in Boston’s Back Bay, contains 535,000 square feet of retail and office space. Tenants include Houghton Mifflin, Summit Partners, Liberty Mutual and Bank of New York Mellon.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. and SunPower Corp. announced earlier this week their agreement to begin construction next year of the 250-megawatt California Valley Solar Ranch in San Luis Obispo County.
BUTLER, Pa — International architectural and design firm Stantec Inc. has completed a merger with Burt Hill, a 600-person integrated architectural and engineering firm headquartered in Butler, Pa.
