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Bob Turns Sixty… Big Boy That is!
Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant in Burbank/Toluca Lake is celebrating its 60th year by going solar! A wonderful celebration was held on Thursday, September 24 with a dedication ceremony and many renowned business and community leaders present. September 30, 2009 Bob Turns Sixty… Big Boy That is! Attachments Tolucan Lake 93009.pdf
Read MoreBig Boy Celebrates 60th Anniversary by Turning Green
When Bob Wian opened a 10-seat hamburger stand in Glendale, Calif., in 1936, he couldn’t have predicted how famous the logo of the smiling little boy in the checkered overalls would become. But Big Boy has become part of American fast-food culture. September 1, 2009 Big Boy Celebrates 60th Anniversary by Turning Green Attachments …
Read MoreSony Electronics Inc. Dedicates New Green San Diego Based Headquarters
Energy-efficient building incorporates LEED guidelines and includes 160 kW Mitsubishi Electric solar power system installed by Helio Energy Solutions San Diego, Calif. – October 5, 2009 – Sony Electronics Inc. will bring employees, government officials, community members, building partners and representatives of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics, Inc. and Helio Energy…
Read MoreOcean Beach offices county’s first net zero bulding
An Ocean Beach architectural firm’s new offices will be the first commercial building in San Diego County to qualify as net zero – it generates as much energy as it consumes. August 12, 2009 Attachments Daily Transcript Article – Architects hanna gabriel wells
Read MoreBob’s Big Boy switches to solar power
The original Bob’s Big Boy is celebrating its birthday with a solar panel system. September 25, 2009 Bob’s Big Boy switches to solar power
Read MoreBob’s sees light about solar power
One of of the nation’s most classic burger joints has gone 21st century green. On the 60th birthday of the nation’s oldest Bob’s Big Boy, the family behind the Burbank landmark dedicated a new bank of solar-power arrays. September 24, 2009 Bob’s sees light about solar power Attachments LA Daily News 092409
Read MoreFamous Bob’s Big Boy Hosts “Sixty and Solar” Celebration
Bill Nye helps dedicate 26 kW Canadian Solar panel system on historic building in Burbank to mark 60th year of operation TORONTO, Canada, Los Angeles and Murrieta, Calif. – September 24, 2009 – Canadian Solar Inc. (“Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), Helio Energy Solutions and Bob’s Big Boy of Burbank were joined today by Bill Nye, Burbank Mayor Gary…
Read MoreBig Boy: A Meditation on Solar Power, Oil and Fast Food
We got a chuckle out of the $53,648 cash grant the federal government gave to a Bob’s Big Boy restaurant in sunny southern California. September 22, 2009 Big Boy: A Meditation on Solar Power, Oil and Fast Food Attachments WSJ Blog 092209
Read MoreTreasury, Energy Departments Award $550 Million to Clean Energy Companies (and a Big Boy in Checkered Overalls)
Earlier today, Secretary Geithner and Secretary Chu announced the award of $550 million for renewable energy projects to clean energy developers and manufacturers. The first name on the project list? None other than Bob’s Big Boy, LLC of Burbank, California. Although the restaurant’s interior brings customers back to the 1950s, the exterior is a shining example of…
Read MoreTile Integrated Solar Photovoltaic Modules
Helio Energy Solutions’s Jonah Liebes contributes “Living with Tile: Strategies for Success and Lessons Learned” August 29, 2009 Tile Integrated Solar Photovoltaic Modules Attachments Solar Pro Aug Sept 09
Read MoreCA burger chain adds solar to menu
Dr. Evil (“Austin Powers”) launched the iconic Bob’s Big Boy into space. Now the burger chain is celebrating another celestial achievement: inaugurating a 26kW PV panel system from Canadian Solar, installed by Helio Energy Solutions. August 27, 2009 CA burger chain adds solar to menu
Read MoreAmerican Icon Goes Solar at 60
So many of us grew up with Bob’s Big Boy, the iconic L.A. burger drive thru and car hop service so closely associated with Southern California in the 1950s. Today, Big Boy is celebrating his 60th birthday by going green. August 24, 2009 American Icon Goes Solar at 60
Read MoreBob’s Big Boy Burbank throws ‘Sixty and Solar’ bash Sept. 24
Bob’s Big Boy will celebrate its 60th birthday by throwing a special “Sixty and Solar” ceremony and sock hop celebration Thusday, Sept. 24 to dedicate the restaurant’s new solar power system at the oldest remaining Bob’s Big Boy in the United States, 4211 Riverside Drive, Burbank. The solar dedication of the new 26 kW Canadian Solar photovoltaic…
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