Last year we wrote about the new IKEA store under construction south of Denver. Located in Centennial, Colorado, the store will employ geothermal heat pumps to provide heating and cooling. The Denver Post reports that IKEA’s first Colorado location will add more than 2,000 solar panels to their renewable energy portfolio. The solar array requires [...]
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Update: IKEA’s Colorado Store Adds Solar to Geothermal
January 29th, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, Renewable Energy 
Tags: Colorado, Denver, Geothermal, IKEA, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy 
No Comments »365 Straight Days of Posts
January 8th, 2011 Justin Manger As anyone who’s written a blog knows, consistency – in addition to quality and/or content and topic – is the key to building an audience. Today, 2nd Green Revolution reaches a new milestone: 1 year straight of having at least one post up every single day. This is something in which we take pride, especially [...]
In Nod to Energy Efficiency IKEA Stops Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs
January 5th, 2011 Justin Manger In order to get a head start on federal legislation that would mandate more efficient light bulbs like LEDs and fluorescents starting in 2012, IKEA has already decided not to stock or sell the incandescent bulb invented by Thomas Edison over a century ago. IKEA, a Swedish home furnishings store, has over 300 stores in 37 countries. [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger Tags: Energy Conservation, Green Product, IKEA No Comments »IKEA’s Denver, CO Store to Use Geothermal Energy
September 30th, 2010 Eric Wilson Opening in the fall of 2011, the first Colorado based IKEA store, located in the southern suburb of Centennial, will employ geothermal heat pumps to provide heating and cooling to its newest location. The first of its kind for the big box retailer in the United States, the system will tap into the constant temperature [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, Renewable Energy Tags: Colorado, Denver, EPA, Geothermal, Green Investments, IKEA, NREL, Wind Power No Comments »Green Design Top 100 Published by Time Magazine
May 17th, 2009 Justin Manger Looking for a more eco-friendly cell phone? Samsung will release its Blue Earth solar-powered cell phone made from recycled plastic water bottles later this year. This is just one of the trend-setting and interesting products showcased on Time’s 100 Top Green Design list. Need some furniture for your apartment? Ikea says it uses wood from [...]
