2015

Feb 25, 2015

Concord-based Alevo leads largest US energy storage deployment

Battery manufacturer Alevo is partnering with Customized Energy Solutions in the largest ever energy storage deployment in the country. 

Feb 18, 2015

Could carbon farming help reverse climate change?

Abundance NC's third annual Climate Adaptation Conference was filled with stories of how innovative farmers are mitigating climate change by putting carbon back into the ground. 

Feb 18, 2015

Farmers prepare for changing climate

Abundance NC's third annual Climate Adaptation Conference was filled with strategies farmers are using to prepare for a changing climate. 

Feb 18, 2015

Solarize races to enroll Triad residents

After successful solar drives in Chatham and Durham, NC WARN is bringing the Solarize program to the Triad region. 

Feb 16, 2015

Funds available for longleaf pine restoration

Once called "the land of the longleaf pine," there are few longleaf pine forests left in North Carolina. This year, more federal funds are available for longleaf pine restoration efforts. 

Feb 10, 2015

America’s leading producer of brewers yeast coming to Asheville

White Labs, America's leading producer of brewers yeast, is opening up an office in Asheville. The new site will have a laboratory and a tasting site, further solidifying Asheville's place as the craft-beer capital of the east. 

Feb 4, 2015

I40 PEDESTRIAN/BIKE BRIDGE GOOD FOR HEALTH AND BUSINESS

A recently completed study measured the impact of joining the northern and southern section of the American Tobacco Trail with a pedestrian bridge over I40. The study found that the trail completion has had a beneficial impact, both economically and socially. 

Feb 1, 2015

ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE KEEPS AFRICAN AMERICAN LAND IN THE FAMILY

Roanoke Electric's Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program helps landowners implement sustainable forestry technique to generate revenue from their forests and keep the land in the family. 

Jan 26, 2015

UNC TO HOST CLEAN TECH SUMMIT

Energy leaders from across the state will gather at UNC in February for the second annual Clean Tech Summit. 

Jan 25, 2015

DUKE ENERGY TO INSTALL 80-ACRE SOLAR FARM AT CAMP LEJEUNE

Duke Energy will build its first solar project at a military facility in 2015 at Camp Lejeune.