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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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From community solar installations to a push in some municipalities for all-electric building codes, interest in solar keeps growing. The power comes from 688,360 solar panels across 870 acres just north of town that provide electricity to the entire community. Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum.

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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

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The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. announced its intent to award up to $10 million to the winning city to support electric vehicle deployment and other carbon emission reduction strategies. Source: USDOT. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.,

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Race to a Smart Future

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additionally will award up to $10 million to the winning city to support electric vehicle deployment and other carbon-emission reduction strategies. The finalists, announced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) tech and music fest, are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA.

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Former munitions plant reimagined as net-zero federal workplace

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Its building operations will not generate carbon as it is a 100% electric building. Sustainable transit: There are 20 electric vehicle charging stations at Building 48, the largest concentration of EV stations on the DFC. The project has also installed the infrastructure to expand to 60 EV charging stations in the future.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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The facility also produces electric and composite products and is the primary global services and support center for Boeing’s rotorcraft. million-square-foot global command center in Mesa’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor; a key factor was the Corridor’s robust infrastructure. Available infrastructure and utilities.

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Architectural ‘Frankenstein’ features breakthrough sustainable design

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Its building operations will not generate carbon as it is a 100% electric building. Sustainable transit: There are 20 electric vehicle charging stations at Building 48, the largest concentration of EV stations on the DFC. The project has also installed the infrastructure to expand to 60 EV charging stations in the future.

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John Young to Head Nuclear Lobby Group | ENR: Engineering.

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Search our site: Infrastructure. Denver, has elevated Terry A. Lehew will be a CH2M Hill group senior vice president in Denver. EFH owns Texas power generator Luminant Energy, retailer TXU Energy and 80% of transmission and distribution utility Oncor Electric Delivery. contact us. industry jobs. Transportation.