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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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GM to Install 2,800 Solar Panels at Michigan Assembly Plant

November 6, 2015

WARREN, MI—General Motors is collaborating with DTE Energy to build a new 800-kilowatt solar array at its Warren Transmission plant here. The 2,800 solar panels will generate clean electricity that will go back to the grid.


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Volvo Installs 5,000 Solar Panels at Assembly Plant

October 5, 2015

HAGERSTOWN, MD—Volvo Group North America has installed 5,000 solar panels at its power train assembly plant here. The company erected a canopy of solar panels above its parking lot to generate approximately 1.3 megawatts of electricity, enough power for 200 homes.


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Ford to Add Solar Array to HQ

August 19, 2014

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. and DTE Energy Co. plan to build a large solar array at the automaker’s headquarters here.


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