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Tag: sustainability

  • NREL research examines strategies for recycling solar panels

    PV modules have a 30-year lifespan. There is currently no plan for how to manage this at end of their lifespan. The volume of modules no longer needed could total 80 million metric tons by 2050. In addition to quantity, the nature of the waste also poses challenges. PV modulesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Logansport Municipal Utility to replace 120-year-old coal plant with this sustainable solar project

    Inovateus Solar is developing a landmark solar project for the people of Logansport, Indiana. For over 120 years, the city has relied on a Logansport Municipal Utility (LMU) coal-fired power plant that was recently retired. With the support and vision of the City of Logansport, this will be the first-ever solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Power, plants: PV site stability starts with the right seed mix

    Driven by rapidly declining costs and 100 percent clean energy commitments from corporations and municipalities, demand for large-scale solar energy development is surging. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) forecasts farmers and other landowners will lease 2-3 million acres of land for ground-mounted solar arrays by 2030, a 10-fold increaseRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on three Inovateus Solar projects completed with zero construction waste for NIPSCO

    Inovateus Solar has completed three solar projects for Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), which are the utility’s first solar installations. Consistent with NIPSCO’s steps toward a more sustainable energy future as well as Inovateus Solar’s commitment to sustainable solar, these projects were completed with zero-waste construction by recycling equipmentRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar Distancing, ep. 5: Basics of battery recycling

    Eric Hill, energy storage and systems manager at Outback Power, joins us again to discuss what to do with batteries when they have reached end of life. Can you recycle them? Which kinds? And how do you go about doing that? Solar Distancing archive Episode 4: Battery charging and monitoringRead More — Solar Builder magazine