April 2, 2013
Dan HumanA Minnesota firm with a 15-year contract with IPL wants to install solar panels and power stations on two different sites
as part of a $50 million-plus project.
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March 9, 2013
Farm planned for northeast of Indianapolis Motor Speedway will add to sun/wind capabilities.
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November 21, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe Indianapolis Airport Authority is in talks that could lead to a second solar farm at Indianapolis International Airport.
Discussions are taking place even as the initial solar farm has yet to get off the ground.
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October 11, 2012
Bloomberg NewsHouse Republicans want more information about a $400 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Energy Department to Abound Solar
Inc., citing reports that significant “technological difficulties” with the company’s solar panels were
known before the aid was approved.
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July 28, 2012
The Minnesota-based firm plans to generate the power at three, 10-megawatt sites in IPL's service territory.
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June 29, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe failure of a second solar manufacturer that received loan guarantees from the U.S. Energy Department adds to pressure
on President Barack Obama to justify incentives for the clean-energy industry that’s being undercut by Chinese competition.
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June 28, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsAbound Solar Inc., a Colorado-based solar manufacturer that once hoped to hire 1,200 people in Indiana by the end of 2013,
will close its doors and file for bankruptcy.
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May 14, 2012
Scott OlsonThe City-County Council is set to hear a proposal by two companies to lease space on city-owned rooftops and sell electricity
generated by solar panels installed in those spots.
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May 10, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe CEO of a company that once said it planned to create up to 1,200 jobs north of Indianapolis has declined to testify before
a U.S. House panel investigating the federal clean-energy program.
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April 28, 2012
Marc D. AllanThe city is guaranteed $7.5 million in savings over 15 years from a $18 million upgrade of city facilities, and the savings
are expected to accumulate further.
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March 11, 2012
Associated PressPurdue University researchers are working to increase the efficiency of a new solar cell that they say could become a significant
player in energy production.
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February 28, 2012
Associated PressA Colorado-based solar module maker that hoped to create up to 1,200 jobs in Indiana by next year said Tuesday that it was
laying off about 180 workers in Colorado as the company focuses on a more efficient product.
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February 18, 2012
IBJ StaffNusun Solar says an endorsement by Underwriter's Laboratories should lead to mass production of its commercial and residential
panels.
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October 22, 2011
Marc D. AllanThe Holy Grail of energy efficiency has yet to arrive, but pieces are falling into place.
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September 10, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinAbound officials are quick to reassure that the company is on track with its original business plan, which calls for adding
a huge amount of manufacturing capacity in Tipton in 2012 or 2013 and hiring 900 to 1,200 people.
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August 25, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe city has put out a request seeking companies or teams of firms qualified to install solar photovoltaic systems at three
of its public works buildings and garages.
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July 8, 2011
Associated PressA solar panel manufacturer says its plans remain on track to start production at an unfinished auto parts factory in central
Indiana. Abound Solar, which projects it could eventually have up to 1,000 employees, said it may begin hiring some workers
this year.
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June 11, 2011
IBJ StaffBegley is famously obsessed with making his home more energy-efficient—and for driving his wife nuts.
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June 9, 2011
Chris O'MalleyGreen Way Supply, a pioneering green construction products store, has gone out of business, but one of its partners is planning
a new building supply store with mix of green and traditional products.
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April 17, 2011
Associated PressSenate Bill 251, which passed the Indiana House Utilities and Energy committee Friday, calls for a voluntary goal of producing
10 percent of the state's electricity from renewable energy resources by 2025.
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March 12, 2011
Scott OlsonIndustry feared original bill would have put mortgage lenders at added risk.
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February 9, 2011
Chris O'MalleyDistricts would finance solar panels and other clean-energy projects through special tax levies on participating properties.
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December 15, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsCompany closes on a $400 million federal loan to help it take over the empty Getrag plant on U.S. 31 near Kokomo, where it
wants to hire as many as 1,000 workers. The plant was acquired for $25 million.
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September 4, 2010
IBJ StaffAn Arcadia man has developed a novel way to generate alternating current from the sun.
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August 19, 2010
Fort Recovery Construction & Equipment in Portland plans to invest $1.9 million to accommodate research, development
and production of solar thermal collector panels.
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You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.
For those who let this information strike a nerve, remember that this is still the America that allows the freedom to achieve dreams and goals. Should you really chastise those who are given a perk on a deal that is supported by the consumer (that is until they don't like the deal anymore due to envy) or should the dream of rewards for working be looked at a little closer? I say lets stick to the deal, go to work,earn our keep, shoot for dreams, change our jobs to have that dream or shut up about others achievements ..............while we are still afforded this liberty of America !
Three Magi
Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.