Tag: sustainability
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Growing agrivoltaics: Conference harvests California, German know-how for farmland solar
California and Germany are comparing notes on agrivoltaics development in an effort to move the industry through its early stages of adoption in the Golden State. At the first California Germany Agrivoltaics Conference, held at the University of California at Davis on Nov. 1, researchers, technology providers, project developers and government administrators combined ideas to……
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Sunnova aids Puerto Rico energy grid stability through DOE program, VPP expansion
Sunnova Energy International Inc. has embarked on two initiatives to advance energy resilience and grid stability in Puerto Rico. The company announced plans to expand its virtual power plant (VPP) platform to the island, as well as its selection by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive a portion of a $440 million investment to……
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McCarthy puts 200 new apprentices to work on four solar projects in Texas, Arizona
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has broken ground on four new large-scale solar projects in the U.S. Southwest. The company is targeting Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) compliance with more than 200 new registered apprentices slated to begin work on the projects. In varying stages of construction, the projects will bring a combined total of more than 1……
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Solar to enable Arkansas waste treatment facility to be fully energy self-sufficient
Veolia North America has partnered with Today’s Power Inc. to install a 5 MW single-axis tracking solar energy system at its hazardous waste treatment facility in Gum Springs, Arkansas. The solar array is expected to produce more than 250 GWh over the next 25 years, making the Gum Springs plant the only one of its……
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Agilitas constructs largest NWS energy storage system for Con Edison in NYC
Agilitas Energy has completed construction of the largest standalone, non-wires solution (NWS) energy storage system (ESS) in Con Edison’s New York City and Westchester County service area. The grid-scale project will help the utility company meet peak loads for customers with 4.8 MW and 23.7 MWh of capacity. Located in the Long Island City neighborhood……