Category: Green Building LEED News
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Aspen Power acquires 37 MWdc community solar portfolio in Maine
Aspen Power has acquired a portfolio of 15 ground-mounted community solar projects in Maine. The projects range in size from 1.4 MWdc to 7 MWdc for a total of 37 MWdc and are located across the state, from the southern region through Bangor. “We are proud to be a part of Maine’s renewable energy transition……
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Apex adds 400 MWh of energy storage at Texas solar site with Powin battery technology
Project developer Apex Clean Energy and energy storage platform provider Powin LLC are partnering on two new battery storage projects in Texas. Apex developed and will construct, own and operate the projects, while Powin is providing its Centipede Platform and StackOS battery management system. Angelo Storage, co-located with the 195 MW Angelo Solar Project, and Great……
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Pivot Energy closes $200M in financing for 100 MW multi-state distributed solar portfolio
Pivot Energy has secured a ~$203 million financing facility to support a multi-state portfolio of distributed generation solar projects. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, will lead the debt facilities, and Foss & Co. will make the initial tax equity investment. The 100 MWdc portfolio comprises 35 community solar and C&I projects planned……
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Clayton to build solar-ready manufactured homes to meet DOE specs by end of 2023
A manufactured housing builder is planning to make all its homes solar-ready by the end of the year. Clayton has committed to build all new residential manufactured homes — also referred to as mobile homes — to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home specifications by Jan. 1, 2024. These solar-ready homes, available to……
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Amprius supplies batteries for U of Michigan solar car team in world challenge
Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Amprius Technologies Inc. is supplying battery cells to the University of Michigan Solar Car Team. The University of Michigan Solar Car Team is slated to compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge — the world’s toughest and most prestigious solar car race, requiring teams to design, develop and pilot a solar-powered vehicle along a……