Tag: project
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Manitowoc’s Grove GHC55 used for new solar panel assembly technique
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Mortenson Construction is using a trio of Manitowoc Grove GHC55 telescoping crawler cranes to perform a new method of solar panel assembly and installation at the Alamo solar farms in Uvalde, Texas. Traditionally, solar panels have been constructed by adjoining several 2 ft by 3 ft modules, eachRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NRG Energy discusses demand for community solar in Minnesota
NRG Energy, Inc has broken ground on its first five community solar projects in Minnesota and reached agreements to subscribe several national business customers to its solar farms in the state. “Across Minnesota we are hearing the same strong message from residents and businesses alike: they want to be poweredRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Top solar projects of the week (Sept. 19-23 edition)
Swiss Re to build solar power plant for Americas’ headquarters At the beginning of Climate Week NYC, Swiss Re announces concrete plans to further reduce the carbon footprint of its US-based operations by building and operating its own solar power plant at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Armonk, New York. ConstructionRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on cool AC, DC nanogrid installation on Illinois Institute campus
An innovative AC/DC nanogrid at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s (IIT) Keating Sports Center was just completed by a team of Aquion Energy, manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries and energy storage systems, Schneider Electric, specialist in energy management and automation, and Azimuth Energy, a solar-energy and energy-efficiency engineering and construction company.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ideal Power, EnerDel create solar+storage microgrid at U.S. Air Force base
Power conversion company Ideal Power Inc. and EnerDel, a leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and energy system integrator, have teamed up to create a mobile hybrid solar plus battery energy storage system for the United States Air Force aimed at reducing the diesel fuel used to power forward operating bases (FOB). ResearchersRead More — Solar Builder magazine