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Solar Energy Powers Ford Assembly Plant in Spain

January 25, 2023

VALENCIA, Spain—Ford Motor Co.’s assembly plant here now gets a significant amount of its electricity from solar energy produced on site.


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BMW Sources Aluminum Produced Using Solar Energy

November 9, 2022

MUNICH—The BMW Group is sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity.


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Porsche to Power US HQ With Solar Energy

August 23, 2022

ATLANTA—Porsche Cars North America Inc. (PCNA) has signed a contract with Cherry Street Energy LLC, the largest non-utility provider of solar energy in Georgia, to build and operate a solar power microgrid at the company’s headquarters and customer experience center here.


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Five Things: Sustainable Manufacturing

Five Things: Sustainable Manufacturing

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John Sprovieri
December 14, 2021
In October, the Volvo Group unveiled the world's first vehicle, a load carrier used in mining and quarrying, that is made from steel produced without fossil fuels.
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Solar Project at Toyota Assembly Plant to be Largest in West Virginia

September 8, 2020

BUFFALO, WV—Toyota’s engine and transmission assembly plant here will soon be the site of the largest solar panel array in the state.


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Solar Energy to Help Power Bus Factory

February 11, 2020

LANCASTER, CA—Construction has begun on a solar energy project at BYD’s Coach & Bus assembly plant here. When fully operational, the project is expected to save the factory more than $100,000 per year in electricity costs.


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Solar Panels Save Manufacturer $1 Million in Electricity Costs

Solar Panels Save Manufacturer $1 Million in Electricity Costs

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Jim Camillo
October 11, 2017

When it comes to jewelry, copper is definitely less valuable than gold or silver. In the world of assembly, however, copper is much more in demand. Its uses range from electrical conductors in wire, to solar-cell foundations, to sheet metal products for commercial and residential applications.


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Nissan Completes Solar Farm for UK Assembly Plant

July 5, 2016

SUNDERLAND, UK—Nissan has installed a 4.75-megawatt solar farm at its assembly plant here. Together with other renewable energy sources, the farm will generate enough power to build more than 31,000 cars every year.


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Toyota’s New Texas HQ to Get 25 Percent of Power From Sun

June 7, 2016

PLANO, TX—Toyota will use solar panels at its Texas headquarters, which is currently under construction, to get 25 percent of its power from the sun.


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Solar Panels Supply Power to Volvo Assembly Plant

March 8, 2016

HAGERSTOWN, MD—Volvo Group has installed a 5,000-panel solar canopy in the parking lot of its power train assembly plant here. The canopy will produce 1.3 megawatts of electricity for the facility.


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