Tag: utility-scale

  • 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

  • DOE funding autonomous solar PV construction tech from RE2 Robotics

    The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) selected RE2 Robotics, a developer of intelligent mobile robotic manipulation systems, for an award of $1.9 million in funding from to develop a robotic system for the Outdoor Autonomous Manipulation of Photovoltaic Panels (O-AMPP). RE2 already has mobile robotic arm tech, andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • EDF Renewables signs PPA with Enterprise Products Partners for part of Space City Solar (Texas)

    EDF Renewables North America and an affiliate of Enterprise Products Partners agree to a power purchase agreement for the second tranche of the Space City Solar Project, located in Wharton County, Texas. The project is expected to commence construction in Summer 2021 and begin delivery of clean electricity in Summer 2022. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • McCarthy named EPC for two utility-scale solar farms in Texas by Lightsource bp

    Lightsource bp selected McCarthy Building Companies as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for two utility-scale solar farms in Texas: the 163-megawatt Elm Branch Solar Farm located approximately 40 miles south of Dallas in Ennis, Texas, and the 153-megawatt Briar Creek Solar Farm located 60 miles south of Dallas inRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SATEC debuts PRO Series energy meters to offer both AC, DC inputs

    SATEC, Inc., global supplier of power monitoring instrumentation and reporting and analysis software, introduces the PRO Series of revenue-grade energy meters. This new and innovative series of DIN-rail and panel-mounted meters accept either AC or DC voltage and current inputs. This flexible input capability will allow a PRO Series meterRead More — Solar Builder magazine