A new company has launched to revolutionize how waste is handled on large-scale solar sites. Green Clean Solar, founded by solar veteran Emilie Oxel O’Leary, is turning solar waste pain points into one turnkey solution that prioritizes recycling, refurbishing, reusing and waste diversion efforts. It’s not just solar panels that will require appropriate and streamlined recycling and …
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Sacramento, CA— California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) executive director, Bernadette Del Chiaro issued the following statement on the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) apparent further delay on the net metering 3.0 proceeding: Solar supporters of all types are relieved it looks as though the CPUC is throwing its unpopular proposed decision in the trash …
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WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior opened a record-breaking offshore wind lease auction Wednesday for six separate areas in the New York Bight that will provide clean electricity to New York and New Jersey. The lease sales so far raised more than $1 billion and cover almost 500,000 acres. In total, the parcels could …
Soltage, an independent power producer, invested with Harrison Street in five solar projects totaling 31 MW. Four of the projects are in South Carolina and one is in Illinois. The electricity generated from these projects will be sold to municipal, commercial and residential community solar customers, as well as local utilities. In addition to creating …
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The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla, Calf., is now home to 237 solar panels, each generating 425W, which will reduce energy costs by an estimated 25 percent over the next 30 years, or over $1.3 million. “Having a solar array system at The Conrad has been and is important to La Jolla …
After a Feb. 22 decision approved by the board of directors in South Korea, LG Electronics announced it will exit the global solar panel manufacturing business. The company cited increased material and logistics costs, as well as severe supply constraints, as the main reasons behind the decision to stop solar panel manufacturing. LG will cease …
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The city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has taken a giant step forward in its commitment to reduce municipal emissions by 50% by 2030 (compared to 2010 baseline figures) with the installation of a 389-kW SolarEdge DC-optimized solar system on the roof of its City Hall, Civic Center and Public Library complex. In its first nine months …
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The closing of the Alabama-based facility comes in tandem with the announcement that LG will be folding its solar module business by the end of June. February 23, 2022 Following this morning’s news that Korean electronics manufacturer, LG, will be folding its solar module business by the end of June, LG will also be ceasing …
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San Diego-based developer and installer HES Solar installed a 240-kW solar project at a newly-built distribution center in Lakeside, California. Solar modeling software developer Energy Toolbase commissioned the behind-the-meter project, pairing the system with a 532-kWh energy storage system. HES Solar and Energy Toolbase Project Site in Lakeside, California The array uses SunPower modules, a …
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