General Motors' July 2011 Corporate Responsibility Newslette
- 13 years ago
GM Landfill-Free Environmental Initiative Gains Steam
General Motors now counts non-manufacturing sites among the facilities that are landfill-free. 10 of them now reuse, recycle or convert to energy all waste from normal operations. Converting non-manufacturing facilities meant rethinking packaging such as cardboard – a significant waste stream due to volume.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
GM Ventures Invests in Solar Power Developer Sunlogics
General Motors Ventures LLC announced an equity investment of $7.5 million in Sunlogics PLC, a vertically integrated global solar energy systems provider specializing in solar project development and installation. The investment will create 310 jobs.
GM and ABB Demonstrate Battery Re-Use Applications
Building upon an earlier announcement where General Motors and ABB Group would work jointly to develop projects that could reuse Chevrolet Volt battery systems, the two companies recently demonstrated an energy storage system that combines proven electric
General Motors now counts non-manufacturing sites among the facilities that are landfill-free. 10 of them now reuse, recycle or convert to energy all waste from normal operations. Converting non-manufacturing facilities meant rethinking packaging such as cardboard – a significant waste stream due to volume.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
GM Ventures Invests in Solar Power Developer Sunlogics
General Motors Ventures LLC announced an equity investment of $7.5 million in Sunlogics PLC, a vertically integrated global solar energy systems provider specializing in solar project development and installation. The investment will create 310 jobs.
GM and ABB Demonstrate Battery Re-Use Applications
Building upon an earlier announcement where General Motors and ABB Group would work jointly to develop projects that could reuse Chevrolet Volt battery systems, the two companies recently demonstrated an energy storage system that combines proven electric