Category: Green Building LEED News
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Excelsior Energy Capital continues to build its Minnesota solar portfolio with five more ground-mount sites
North American renewable energy investor Excelsior Energy Capital acquired five more Minnesota ground-mount solar projects from development partner Nokomis Energy this week. The Kingfield Portfolio, located across Southern Minnesota, totals 6.3 MWDC and brings Excelsior’s total portfolio of ground-mount solar projects in Minnesota to 21.6 MWDC, all as part ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Improving grid resilience in the face of climate change, natural disasters — and now COVID-19
At the start of 2020, climate change, natural disasters and public policy were the biggest concerns when it came to grid resilience. Fast forward just a few months, and grid reliability is taking center stage, as the world contends with the COVID-19 crisis. Maintaining reliable power for healthcare, work, educationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Rejoice for choice: 12 companies now in the SunSpec Rapid Shutdown ecosystem
Product choice has been an issue with rapid shutdown requirements since the NEC 2017 update, but that tide is starting to turn. Six additional members within the SunSpec Alliance ranks have announced products and services supporting the SunSpec Communication Signal for Rapid Shutdown standard, bringing the size of the SunSpecRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Strata Solar goes with Tesla’s Megapack for this 100-MW energy storage project
Renewable energy developer Strata Solar sent an update on its landmark Ventura Energy Storage (VES) project — a 100-MW, 400-MWh battery energy storage system in unincorporated Ventura County, Calif. Strata awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to Tesla for its Megapack battery system. Pre-construction development is now complete.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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$1 billion solar, battery storage project in Nevada gets federal approval
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) have issued the final Record of Decision for a $1.1 billion, 690 megawatt (MW) AC Gemini Solar + Battery Storage Project located in Clark County, Nevada. This Record of Decision formally concludes the federal authorization andRead More — Solar Builder magazine