Tag: projects
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Northeastern University energizes 157 kW rooftop solar system
Ameresco Inc. has completed the installation of a rooftop solar installation at Northeastern University’s Boston campus. The installation takes the form of an on-grid, rooftop solar system atop the university’s landmark Snell Library building. In total, the implemented solar system provides 157.78 kWp DC of power for the University’s library, which receives more than 2……
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Digitizing deployment: Enhancing solar development
By Emily Obenauer | Sitetracker Thomas Edison’s pioneering generation facility — the granddaddy of all central station power — would today be considered a distributed energy resource. After all, it served just a single New York City neighborhood when it fired up back in 1882. Today, DERs and advanced energy systems proliferate, with distributed solar……
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Sizing up wireless networking technologies for large-scale solar
What comes to mind when I mention the phrase solar networking? If your first thought is about swapping business cards and making small talk at exhibit hall happy hours, you’re not alone. But there is much more to solar networking than working deals, especially in the context of large-scale solar. At a 50 MW project……
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Meeting demand growth and greening the grid can go hand in hand
By Dennis Wamsted and Seth Feaster | Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) Rising electricity demand does not preclude a cleaner grid, and we should look no further than Texas for proof. In the past 10 years, electricity generation in Texas has risen 104.6 million MWh, climbing from 391.9 million MWh in 2013……
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Federal funding for clean energy projects to strengthen U.S. farms
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $120 million in renewable energy projects in 44 states. The funding is aimed at lowering energy costs, generating new income and creating jobs for U.S. farmers, ranchers, agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Most of the projects are being funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, through the Rural Energy……