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IKEA announced the opening on Oct. 10 of a 1.25-million-square-foot distribution center in Joiliet, Illinois, 48 miles southwest of Chicago. The facility features a 268,920-square-foot solar array built with 9,036 solar panels, currently the largest in Illinois.

Smart Energy Decisions’ Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum’s fall event focused on the theme of collaboration as interest in renewable energy continues to expand. In addition to more traditional large energy buyers from commercial and industrial companies, new market entrants, including representative of cities and higher education, attended the event to interact and learn from their more experienced peers.

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Virgin Atlantic on Oct. 2 deployed its first commerical flight powered by fuel produced from industrial waste gases using pioneering technology in a transatlantic flight from Orlando International Airport to London Gatwick, a project that could shift

Budweiser has implemented a new campaign in partnership with Drift, encouraging customers to support the energy company and its commitment to providing customers with energy purely from renewable energy sources.

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Hawai'i Pacific University has signed a 20-year PPA, which includes the construction of a 211-kilowatt photovoltaic system on four buildings at its affiliate not-for-profit, the Oceanic Institute on Oahu, Hawaii.

Hoteles City Express, S.A.B. de C.V. has signed a 10-year wind PPA. The agreement will supply energy for 95% of the portfolio of fully owned, co-owned, and leased hotels for the company.

A 30,000-panel solar farm is in the works to be hosted on property owned by the Chicagoland Speedway as part of a solar initiative the state of Illinois is implementing.