Category: Green Building LEED News
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Colorado approves streamlined solar permitting process
For any state or region hoping to add more solar energy, a modern, streamlined permitting process can have a big impact. The Colorado Legislature has taken note and passed a bipartisan bill to establish the Streamlined Solar Permitting and Inspection Grant Program. This will provide nearly $1 million to help local governments with startup costs……
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PV Pro Cures | CHERP wants to build mini U.S. solar module factories and a circular economy
Solar module procurement has been precarious the last few years. The Section 201 tariffs of the Trump Administration. The Auxin petition to expand the bounds of the anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs. The allegations of forced labor in China’s Xinjiang province and the resulting Withhold Release Order (WRO) and Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act……
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Stanley Black & Decker unveils 4.3 MW privately funded solar project in Kentucky
Stanley Black & Decker has partnered with Castillo Engineering and RPG Energy Group to build a 4.3 MW solar farm in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The project is the state’s largest privately funded on-site solar project that is 100% renewable energy sourced. Covering nearly 15 acres, the solar field produces enough clean energy to power Stanley Black……
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DSD, Black Bear complete 1.4 MW solar installation at Pleasanton office park in CA
DSD Renewables and Black Bear Energy have completed two onsite solar canopies, totaling 1.4 MW at Pleasanton Corporate Commons office park in California. The 957 kW and 429 kW installations will offset much of the campus’ energy load and are expected to generate over 2 GWh of clean energy annually. Pleasanton Corporate Commons is managed by Hines,……
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Florida-based solar installer Sunergy goes public
Sunergy Renewables, a leading Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, announced a definitive agreement for a business combination with ESGEN Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company backed by Energy Spectrum. The combined company will be a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The pro forma implied enterprise value of……