Tag: sustainability
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Florida nonprofit group installs solar to reduce energy costs for homeless veterans
St. Augustine, Florida-based construction nonprofit St. Johns Housing Partnership plans to harness solar energy to help power its main office and three of six apartment units for homeless veterans. Completed in early May 2023 in partnership with Everybody Solar, the installation includes two components: A solar array at the office and another at the veterans’……
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Energy Toolbase, Green Bridge Energy collab on solar PPA financing at Mass. private college
Energy Toolbase and Green Bridge Energy have partnered to provide Northeast-based commercial solar developer RISE with financing for a solar system to power a non-profit, co-ed private college in Massachusetts. The developer tapped Green Bridge Energy’s financing solution within the ETB Developer platform to provide an indicative power purchase agreement (PPA) quote for the system……
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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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Wisconsin solar project wins award for sustainable infrastructure
A 150 MW solar installation in Saratoga, Wisconsin, has was earned a sustainability award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). The ISI has bestowed its Envision Platinum award to Alliant Energy’s Wood County Solar Project, highlighting its contributions to sustainable development and clean and renewable energy. Built by integrated engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contractor Burns & McDonnell, the……
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More sunlight reaches native solar development
The native solar energy development future has never looked so bright, so fast. Thanks in large part to the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, tribes can tap hundreds of millions of dollars for new energy projects, along with large federal loans with easy terms. According to the White House, “The Inflation Reduction Act provides……