Category: Green Building LEED News
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Purdue agrivoltaic farming systems harvest solar power without impacting crops
Purdue University researchers have improved upon traditional solar energy structures used in agrivoltaic farming, a sustainable system that generates electricity from the sun while row crops like corn, rice, soybeans and wheat concurrently grow on the same land. The patent-pending Purdue structures and software optimize food production for farmers and maximize solar energy production. Research……
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Arevon completes 300 MW Eagle Shadow Mountain solar plant in Nevada
Arevon Energy Inc. has completed its 300 MW Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Plant in Clark County, Nevada. Located on the Moapa River Indian Reservation, the project is expected to generate more than 900,000 MWh of clean electricity per year. NV Energy entered into a long-term power purchase agreement for the output of Eagle Shadow Mountain……
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Record number of modules named Top Performers in PVEL’s Module Reliability Scorecard
PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), an independent test lab for the downstream solar industry, published its 2023 PV Module Reliability Scorecard, which names almost 250 model types of PV modules from 35 manufacturers as Top Performers in PVEL’s testing, the most in the company’s history. However, while the number of Top Performer manufacturers and models increased……
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Lightsource bp energizes 152.5 MW solar farm in Indiana with Verizon signed on as offtaker
Lightsource bp has begun commercial operation of its 152.5 MWac / 173 MWdc Bellflower Solar project, located about 40 miles east of Indianapolis in Henry and Rush counties, Indiana. Lightsource bp developed, financed and will own and operate the solar farm, and has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement with Verizon with respect to……
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LevelTen Energy launches PPA Auctions to deliver certainty to renewable energy market
LevelTen Energy, operator of the world’s largest PPA marketplace, has launched PPA Auctions, a faster way to contract power purchase agreements (PPAs). LevelTen’s PPA Auctions are a response to the industry’s need for new solutions that can keep up with today’s market conditions, including surging demand for PPAs. PPAs take 12 months to execute on……