Category: Green Building LEED News
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BayWa r.e. secures $115M credit facility to support late-stage solar+storage projects
BayWa r.e. has secured a $115 million credit facility with global financial services firm Nomura to support the development of utility-scale solar and solar+storage projects as it continues to grow its footprint in the U.S. clean energy market. The credit facility will initially support projects totaling 1.1 GW of solar and 188 MWh of battery……
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Classes begin at new Sustainability Hub green job training center in Chicago
The Sustainability Hub in Chicago, a new job training center jointly developed by Power52‘s Ecademy and 548 Enterprise, has welcomed the first 20 trainees to its clean energy job training program. Located on the West Side of Chicago, the Sustainability Hub will provide trainees with the skills needed to thrive in Illinois’ expanding solar industry. With funding from……
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Greenskies activates 2.14 MW of solar carports at Six Barnegat Township Schools
Greenskies Clean Focus has completed a 2.14 MW solar canopy carport portfolio for the Barnegat Township School District in New Jersey. “We’re excited to see these solar carports operating and beginning to save our School District money while creating a more sustainable future,” said Steve Brennan, business administrator for Barnegat Township Schools. “These projects showcase……
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California CCAs procure 15 MW of solar power, 8 MWh of storage
Renewable America will provide more than 15 MW of solar power coupled with 8 MWh of energy storage to four different community choice aggregators (CCAs) in California. Through five projects in total, the company is enabling the CCAs to make progress toward state-mandated Resource Adequacy (RA) program in light of the California Independent System Operator’s……
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EnerVenue’s metal-hydrogen batteries complete UL 9540A tests, certified to UL 1973
EnerVenue, the company bringing a much-hyped metal-hydrogen battery to market that’s capable of 30,000 cycles, achieved a few big milestones this week. EnerVenue has completed UL 9540A cell-, module-, and unit-level evaluation of thermal runaway fire propagation. Additionally, the company certified its Energy Storage Vessel to UL1973. The UL 9540A test method is officially titled:……