Tag: projects
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Sarasota Nature Center earns Zero Net Energy Building Certification
The design for Sarasota’s Audubon Nature Center has earned Zero Net Energy Building Certification from the New Buildings Institute (NBI). Zero net energy (ZNE) buildings are ultra-efficient new construction and deep energy retrofit projects that consume only as much energy as they produce from clean, renew-able resources. The Audubon ProjectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower installs 10-MW solar + storage system at U.S. Army post in Alabama
Redstone Arsenal and SunPower Corp. cut the ribbon for a 10-MW solar photovoltaic and 1-MW energy storage system now in operation at the U.S. Army post in Alabama. The solar array and storage project was designed, built and will be operated and maintained by SunPower, with financing provided by Birmingham-headquarteredRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Emerging microgrid solution from Go Electric hyped in new reports Navigant Research, IHS Markit
Published in January 2018, Navigant Research’s Advanced Energy Storage for UPS Applications report examines the drivers, barriers and regional trends affecting deployment of distributed energy storage systems with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) services for non-mission critical operations. In its breakdown of the competitive landscape of energy storage vendors providing UPS servicesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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First Solar awarded 200-MW project via Georgia Power’s Renewable Energy Development Initiative
First Solar is set to proceed with the development and construction of a 200-MWac solar power plant in Twiggs County, Ga. First Solar was awarded the installation as part of a 525 MWac RFP for Georgia Power’s Renewable Energy Development Initiative (REDI). “This is a tremendously exciting opportunity for FirstRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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California’s Sunpin awarded SMART program feed-in tariff for Blandford project in Massachusetts
California-based solar developer Sunpin, has been awarded a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) issued by Massachusetts’ SMART (Solar Massachusetts’ Renewable Target) program. A 20-year feed-in-tariff incentive contract has been awarded by WMECO (Western Massachusetts Electric) to Sunpin’s Blandford project. When it is completed, the Blandford project, sited in Western Massachusetts,Read More — Solar Builder magazine