Category: Green Building LEED News
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Industrial Sun selects Erthos for Texas utility-scale solar project
Industrial Sun LLC is giving the Erthos solar mounting system a shot for a new utility-scale solar project in Texas. Although the exact size of the plant has not yet been disclosed, Erthos has revealed that the project exceeds 100 MWdc. Facing an area with minimal lands suitable for development, they could not meet the……
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First Look: CEP Renewables, CS Energy start Big Hill Landfill solar project construction
CEP Renewables and CS Energy started construction on the 10 MW community solar landfill project located on the Big Hill Landfill in Southampton, N.J. Consisting of two co-located 5 MW solar systems that span across two utility territories, this project will utilize the ballasted solar racking solution from Terrasmart. Beyond converting previously unusable land to……
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U.S.-based agrivoltaics research gets attention and funding from DOE
Agrivoltaics or “dual-use” solar — solar arrays co-located on farms to also aid in crop production — is a promising area of development for both the solar and ag industries. Research from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute has been promising, as we reported previously: … dual-use PV design offers protection against hail, frost and drought damage, eliminating……
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DOE lends $2.5 billion to GM, LG joint venture to build three lithium-ion battery plants
The foundation of the next wave of domestic battery manufacturing is starting to take shape. American Battery Factory and FREYR Battery both recently announced gigafactories for cell production. This week, Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, announced its plans, aided by a big federal loan. The U.S. Department of……
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MGE purchasing output from Darien Solar Energy Center in Wisconsin
Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), in partnership with We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group, received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to purchase solar energy and battery storage from the Darien Solar Energy Center. MGE will own 25 MW of solar energy and 7.5 MW of battery……