Green Technology

"Applied Materials  ... announced completion of two SunPower solar power systems totaling 2.1 megawatts at Applied Materials' corporate facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif. ...the largest solar power deployment at a corporate facility in the United States."

" ... includes a 950 kilowatt SunPower PowerGuard(R) installation 
and a 1.2 megawatt SunPower(R) Tracker installation atop an 
elevated parking canopy. ... follows the sun as it moves across the
 sky, increasing sunlight capture by up to 25 percent over 
conventional fixed-tilt systems. Both systems use  SunPower solar
 panels, ...  SunPower uses Applied Materials' Baccini technology in
 its solar cell manufacturing process.

" ... reports that its solar installation has generated 1,413 megawatt hours of power. ... system is 
expected to replace more than 2,700 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, ... equivalent to 
the annual carbon emissions from approximately 450 passenger cars."

Via:  PRNewsWire  Link