Tag: sustainability
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This agrivoltaics solar project from Namasté Solar, Solar FlexRack is packed with great concepts
Jack’s Solar Garden is a 1.2 MW solar farm project and the largest agrivoltaic research project in the U.S., located in Boulder County, Colorado. Jack’s is a community solar garden that produces enough power for over 300 homes, and it sits on five acres of farmland for the dual use of agricultureRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Pine Gate Renewables to plant two trees for every one removed during construction
Pine Gate Renewables and the Arbor Day Foundation announce a new partnership to replant trees impacted as a result of project development. Starting in 2021, Pine Gate will plant two trees for every one that is removed from their sites during new project construction. Through its partnership with the ArborRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NexWafe raises $12 million to scale up highly efficient, greener monocrystalline silicon wafers
Pioneers of in-line epitaxy for production of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon wafers, NexWafe GmbH completed of a $12 million USD capital raise to scale up its EpiWafers, which they say provide solar panel manufacturers with dramatically higher efficiency and uncompromised yield at 70 percent of the cost of traditional monocrystalline Cz-Si,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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This co-located solar array serving two Arkansas school districts is also part of agriculture curriculum
Cedar Ridge Schools and Midland School District teamed up to improve their districts with a new solar facility. The array, a 1.36-MWdc single-axis tracking system provided by Entegrity, was inaugurated during a “Flip the Switch” ceremony with students, staff, solar implementation team, policymakers, and the sheep that maintain the solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Alliance forms to promote ‘low-carbon’ solar PV module production
So, this is interesting: Some solar industry manufacturers teamed up to form a new alliance to promote the deployment of ultra low-carbon solar energy. The Ultra Low-Carbon Solar Alliance, including companies such as Hemlock Semiconductor, First Solar, NorSun, Q CELLS, REC Silicon and Wacker, plan to promote market awareness around howRead More — Solar Builder magazine