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  • Solar building blocks: LEGO offshoot Adapture Renewables to supply 330 MW to Meta

    Adapture Renewables Inc. has agreed to supply Meta, the parent company of Facebook, with 330 MW of renewable energy from three solar projects under development in Illinois and Arkansas. The companies signed three Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreements (EAPAs) to secure the deal.   Owned by KIRKBI — the private holding and investment company of the……

  • The Many Benefits of Green Building Certification

    Most players in commercial and multifamily real estate are well aware of the rising significance of building sustainability and decarbonization. Green building certifications have been growing in popularity since their introduction in the ‘90s but, beyond the intrinsic value of environmental stewardship, completing a green building certification offers a wide range of benefits for building…

  • Solar-powered EV charging station comes online in New York

    Sustainable Westchester, a New York State-based advocacy group for community resilience and renewable energy, unveiled a new EV fast charging station powered entirely by solar energy. This is the first of its kind in New York State. The project involves a complex system of an 85 kW solar photovoltaic array, a 180kWh on site storage……

  • Uplight acquires AutoGrid to create single DER management platform

    Uplight has reached an agreement to acquire AutoGrid, a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) provider. The combined capabilities of Uplight and AutoGrid will provide utilities and new energy players with a single platform to integrate, orchestrate, and monetize distributed energy resources (DERs). AutoGrid is currently owned by Schneider Electric,……

  • S-5! Bonding Clip just one of 21 patents added in 2023

    Metal roof attachment leader S-5! added 21 more patents in 2023, bringing its total number of patent issuances to 133 since the company’s first product was patented in 1991. The United States Patent and Trademark Office most recently granted S-5! patent number 11,808,043 for its new S-5! Bonding Clip, which bonds and grounds standing seam……