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  • Colorado State University to double solar production with Namasté Solar project

    In October 2020, Colorado State University awarded a renewable energy project to Namasté Solar and financial partner Solaris Energy. Namasté Solar will develop, design, and construct the 5.5-MW of solar power across 21 sites on the CSU campus in Fort Collins, with Solaris Energy funding the project. Sites include the JohnsonRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Russelectric debuts Advanced Microgrid Control Solution

    Russelectric, A Siemens Business, announced its Advanced Microgrid Control Solution, adding value to a facility’s infrastructure through power quality, resiliency, cost reduction, carbon minimization and grid market transaction participation. At the core of the Advanced Microgrid Control Solution, Russelectric’s transfer switches, switchgear, and power controllers provide hardware, data, and controlRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Time to revisit standalone solutions to solve rapid shutdown system design

    Rapid shutdown probably feels like old news at this point, but the product market is just now hitting its stride. Initially, the NEC 2017 and 2020 code changes directly favored the technology of certain module-level power electronic brands, and early versions of inverter-agnostic rapid shutdown devices that paired with stringRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Hershey’s big environmental plans include two utility-scale solar PPAs

    The Hershey Co. announced a slew of commitments to advance its environmental progress and contribute to global climate action. In 2019, the company committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to audit its operations and develop targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in line with the best available climateRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Target and its major suppliers sign PPAs for two solar projects in Texas

    In 2019, Target said it planned to source 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. This week, the retail giant shared the next steps: three new renewable energy projects that will address nearly a quarter of its electricity use, two of which are solar. Along with its existingRead More — Solar Builder magazine