On April 2, 2009 at 11:00 a.m., A dedication ceremony will take place in San Antonio, TX to commemorate the inaugural use of a flexible solar cover on a landfill.
With this new solar cover the Tessman Road Landfill, owned by Republic Services, Inc in Phoenix Arizona, now runs on 100% green power. They use a combination of solar power and a methane gas-to-electricity plant.
The flexible solar strips, developed by United Solar, capture the sun’s rays for conversion into electricity and are adhered directly to a Firestone manufactured synthetic geomembrane cover.
Republic and partner, CPS Energy, Greater San Antonio’s electric and natural gas provider, will document the results of this project for use in the deployment of solar energy covers on landfills throughout the region and to provide electricity in excess of the landfill facilities’ needs to area power customers.
Republic operates more than 65 renewable energy projects nationwide, primarily capturing …
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Although they’re not using solar to power these new vending machines, PepsiCo has announced a new pilot program which looks like an excellent step in the right direction.
Under a new pilot program, they’re placing 30 Pepsi-Cola vending machines in high-consumer traffic areas in the Washington, D.C. area. These new machines use less energy and generate 12% less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than current vending machines. For the first time ever in the United States, these machines will also use a natural refrigerant: carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of the more environmentally harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) which are usually used to cool vending machines.
PepsiCo has been focusing on three areas which will help them reduce the environmental impact of equipment used to sell their products. The three areas are: Improving energy efficiency; eliminating HFCs from the insulating foam used in their vending machines; and using green refrigerants instead of HFCs.
They’ve made great progress …
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Commercial Solar Hot Water Systems - How Commercial Plumbers Are Leading the Way
What exactly is commercial solar hot water and why should you consider this application for your business.
Solar hot water has been around for many years and has been a part of a Plumbers scope of work, but in the past, many Commercial Plumbing Contractors have not heavily pursued this area as the demand was low. Today, this is changing and we are now finding more and more licensed plumbing contractors being asked to contribute their knowledge and expertise in this area. Whether it is a system for a new commercial project/facility or an eco-friendly addition, commercial plumbers are being asked to design/build systems for facilities from simple neighborhood laundry mats, public swimming pools to some of the largest name hotels, resorts and institutions. Small businesses to corporate businesses are continually looking for ways to cut costs in their …
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