Old Texas rice fields soon will be harvesting something new as a $145 million clean energy project nears completion thanks to a sizable final investment. Twain Financial Partners has closed on $42 million in financing to complete the Longbow Solar project, a massive ground-mounted solar PV system in Brazoria County, Texas, just southwest of Houston. …
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Pictured is a rooftop solar system installed at Amazon’s fulfillment warehouse in Avenel, New Jersey. The company met a goal to install solar at 50 of its distribution centers worldwide. With on-site arrays alone, Amazon has approximately 11,700 modules at its warehouses. P2 Photography Amazon today announced 37 new renewable energy projects around the world, …
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Also on the rise: SunStyle brings its solar shingles to the US market. Urban Electric Power unveils 1 MWh battery system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. Solar Superstar cities set the pace for solar development in the US. 2nd grader, Neil, gets a response to his letter to John Fitzgerald Weaver. Canadian university to …
Swiss BIPV company SunStyle is expanding into the United States. The company’s distinctive solar roofing shingles have been installed on hundreds of projects in Europe, including residences, churches, schools, businesses, government and industrial sites. In the United States, SunStyle’s “dragonscale” tiles can be seen on Google’s new campus in Mountain View, California, and are being …
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Building-integrated photovoltaics provider Mitrex said its system will provide St. Mary’s University student residence with a power-producing microgrid. April 19, 2022 Mitrex, based in Toronto, is a manufacturer of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). One of the company’s BIPV products is a solar façade, essentially an exterior wall with productive photovoltaics stealthily integrated into a building. Mitrex …
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Wells Fargo has commissioned five solar projects totaling 8 MW in Colorado to create a community solar subscription program in the region. The community solar portfolio, built by US Solar, will support the bank’s “Sunscription” program, which will serve commercial and residential customers and low-income service organizations. The arrays will also support nearly 100 Wells …
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Of the 56 cities surveyed in all eight editions of the Shining Cities report, 15 recorded a tenfold increase in their solar capacity between 2014 and 2022, yet there is still much untapped potential. April 19, 2022 The United States currently has 121.4 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, producing enough solar energy to power …
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Prices for renewable power continued to climb in the first quarter as a supply and demand imbalance hit the industry, according to Edison Energy’s “Q1 Renewables Market Update.” Demand for renewables remained strong, with corporations having ambitious, publicly stated renewables procurement goals, retailers seeking to offer renewable products and utilities required to meet renewables requirements. …
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While Neil’s concerns are warranted, there are reasons to be hopeful that we will be able to responsibly and profitably manage solar panel recycling as the volumes scale. April 19, 2022 Hi Neil, Thank you for writing me a letter. I think it’s cool that kids in 2nd grade are thinking about solar panels. I …
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Infiniti Energy is developing and constructing five solar projects at sites owned by Kaplan Companies, a family-owned real estate firm. Camelot at Townelake in Sayreville, New Jersey. The five projects, totaling more than 2 MW, will be completed under three different ownership models, including community solar, solar PPAs and direct ownership. Camelot at Bayonne Apartments …
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