Category: Green & Clean
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Florida’s Gainesville Regional Utilities adding its first large-scale solar + storage project
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) and Origis Energy announced a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for FL Solar 6, a new 50-MW large-scale solar project coupled with 12 MWs of energy storage. The project represents the first utility-scale solar and storage project in the GRU service territory. City Commissioners in Gainesville, Fla.,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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San Luis Obispo County energizes first solar projects via ForeFront Power
San Luis Obispo, California, July 13th, 2020 The County of San Luis Obispo celebrated the completion of two solar projects at the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Dairy Creek Golf Course and the Department of Social Services. The first of many planned solar projects, these solar parking canopies total 552Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Guess who is turning to solar energy to power field operations: Oil and gas companies
Oil and gas companies are starting to utilize such zero-carbon sources to reduce carbon emissions associated with operations, according to a new database and analysis by IHS Markit of these types of renewable energy projects. “There is a striking pace of growth over the past few years and a dynamicRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NREL research examines strategies for recycling solar panels
PV modules have a 30-year lifespan. There is currently no plan for how to manage this at end of their lifespan. The volume of modules no longer needed could total 80 million metric tons by 2050. In addition to quantity, the nature of the waste also poses challenges. PV modulesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GlobalData: Utility-scale solar pipeline could still see COVID-related issues in 2020
The U.S. solar industry saw record installs in the first quarter, but even as the utility-scale installation situation is improving, the pandemic is likely to dampen the sentiments and mute the project development activities for the remaining part of the year, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. AsRead More — Solar Builder magazine