Tag: commercial
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SolaREIT launches with unique solar power compensation deals for landowners
A solar real estate investment fund, SolaREIT, is officially launching with the closing of their first tranche of capital and looks to employ an innovative model with more options to compensate landowners for hosting solar farms. Solar is a land-intensive technology — the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that solar panelsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Merit Controls explains its growing turnkey control system, power plant modeling services
Merit Controls, a provider of power control systems and grid integration solutions for utility-scale applications, has significantly enlarged its commercial and industrial project portfolio. In addition to the recently announced 284 megawatts Azure Sky solar and storage project with partner Enel Green Power, Merit Controls continues to expand into wind,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nucor Corp. signs steel industry’s largest solar PPA with EDF Renewables North America
EDF Renewables North America and Nucor Corporation, a diversified steel and steel products company, recently announced the signing of a 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement for 250 megawatts of solar energy in Texas. The project, selected by Nucor under a competitive Requests For Proposals process, is expected to begin delivering cleanRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Builder names Editor’s Choice Award winners for 2020
After the Solar Builder readers cast their votes to choose our annual Project of the Year winners, Solar Builder’s editor gets to pick his favorites among the Project of the Year field of nominees. In a variety of categories from the Most Resilient to the Coolest Carport, here are the 2020 SolarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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EnerVenue’s metal-hydrogen batteries vs. lithium-ion in standalone large-scale energy storage
A safer, zero maintenance and lower cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries is a sought-after storage dream, but startup EnerVenue says it’s close to reality right now in the form of a metal-hydrogen battery technology that’s been used in outer space for almost half a century. It is a compelling case.Read More — Solar Builder magazine