Many businesses which claim 100 percent renewable power use actually do so through virtual purchase agreements in which they help finance off-site clean energy projects which may or may not be delivered directly to the facility.
A California-based bioengineering and bioproduction firm, however, is putting the on-site into renewables. ATUM announced the completion of a $1.5 million, 26,000-square-foot solar panel installation at its corporate headquarters and manufacturing site in Newark, CA.