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East Penn Manufacturing | January 15, 2020

East Penn Manufacturing produces 160,000 automotive batteries per day at its plant near Lyons, the most prolific facility of its kind in the world. But as demand for renewable energy rises across the United States, Berks County's largest employer also strives to become the innovator and leader of new technologies. "East Penn is primarily a lead battery company," said Chris Pruitt, president and CEO of East Penn Manufacturing. "We think lead will be here for a long, long period of time — but ther...

CalMatters | April 01, 2020

In 2006, California’s pledge to build 1 million solar energy systems on homes, schools, farms and businesses was visionary and audacious, but achievable. By the end of the decade, we hit the million solar roofs milestone through a combination of smart government policy, a supportive business coalition and willing consumers. A new decade calls for a new goal: 1 million solar batteries by 2028. California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state. Though we still h...

Solar+Storage

Bridgestone | March 03, 2021

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone), an entirely possessed auxiliary of Bridgestone Corporation and a worldwide innovator in manageable portability arrangements, announced its first ground solar array giving power straightforwardly to the manufacturing process. The new solar array is situated at the organization's Aiken County, South Carolina, Passenger/Light Truck Tire Plant in Graniteville, South Carolina. The new establishment incorporates roughly 8 sections of land of solar boards t...

Solar+Storage, Energy

AVANTUS | September 15, 2022

8minute Solar Energy (8minute) revealed its new vision beyond solar development to include an advanced ecosystem of clean energy products and services that provide unmatched reliability, responsiveness, and zero-emission energy at a lower cost than fossil fuels. To reflect its expanded scope of advanced technologies in the renewable energy space, 8minute has rebranded to Avantus. As Avantus, the company continues to execute on its core development platform bringing one of the largest clean energ...