Oregon’s I-5 Becomes EV Charging Mecca

OR I-5

The governor of Oregon recently announced that a fast-charging corridor will extend the entire length of the state's I-5 corridor. Read more →

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SolarWorld Exhibit A Kid Friendly Thing

SolarWorld Lab

SolarWorld looks to educate youth on solar technology via a new interactive exhibit installed at a school in the Portland, Oregon area. Read more →

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Running A Wind Farm Nation From Oregon

Iberdrola Control Center

The new Iberdrola Renewables control center in Portland, Oregon allows for remote control and operation of the company's 41 wind farms in 23 states. Read more →

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Oregon Gets Its EV Marching Orders

Oregon EV Project

Oregon's electric vehicle infrastructure plans have been laid out, calling for more than 1,100 publicly available electric car chargers statewide. Read more →

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Are Facebook Data Centers Going Green??

Facebook Greenpeace

Greenpeace demands for greener Facebook data centers in Oregon may be happening as a snippet of a conversation suggests some future changes may be happening. Read more →

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Portland Green Homes Seeing Decent Sales

Earth-Advantage-Institute

According to the Earth Advantage Institute, sales of third-party certified green homes in Portland, OR, last year hit 23%, up from 17% last year. Read more →

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450 MW Oregon Wind Farm Now Churning

Bigelow Canyon Wind Farm

Portland General Electric's Bigelow Canyon Wind Farm recently completed its final phase of construction with 217 new turbines and 450 MW of installed capacity. Read more →

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Energy Monitors Available For Check Out

image via EarthTechling

More than 100 Oregon branch libraries in all corners of the state now carry Kill A Watt energy monitors that can be borrowed for home use. Read more →

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And Now, Solar Tech Inspired Clothing

Solar Dress

Solar panel developer SolarWorld has teamed with Project Runway designer Seth Aaron Henderson to unveil a clothing collection inspired by solar technology. Read more →

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Portland Innovates In Eco Home Retrofits

Clean Energy Works

Portland, Oregon is leading by example in green home retrofits via its Clean Energy Works low cost financing program. Learn more about it in this interview. Read more →

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