Tag: projects
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Report: Tropical solar can boom if irradiance modeling issues are addressed
A new analysis by Solargis finds that solar development in the tropics could be the next big market, as long as the industry improves its solar modeling accuracy in the region. The report from the solar data and software firm reveals that the variance between modeled solar irradiance and actual measurements is more pronounced in……
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Report: Tropical solar can boom if irradiance modeling issues are addressed
A new analysis by Solargis finds that solar development in the tropics could be the next big market, as long as the industry improves its solar modeling accuracy in the region. The report from the solar data and software firm reveals that the variance between modeled solar irradiance and actual measurements is more pronounced in……
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Construction begins on 200 MW San Juan solar + storage project in N.M.
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), in partnership with Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and SOLV Energy, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the San Juan 1 project. The project is a 200 MWac solar and 400 MWh storage facility located in Farmington, New Mexico. “In the face of numerous headwinds facing the industry over the last……
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Illinois rooftop solar installs thriving in ComEd territory
The future of solar energy is bright in northern Illinois as ComEd today announced that more than 51,000 Distributed Energy Resources (DER) have been connected to its smart electric grid as of September, including more than 49,000 residential rooftop solar systems and related energy storage facilities. This is a substantial increase from 837 rooftop solar……
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Lightsource bp unveils 135 MW pollinator friendly solar farm in Arkansas
Lightsource bp and Conway Corp are celebrating the completion of the 135 MW Conway Solar at Happy project in White County, Arkansas. In addition to supplying clean energy to customers of Conway Corp, which operates the city-owned utility system in Conway, Arkansas, the project also features a native pollinator garden. The solar farm will deliver home-grown, clean……