Month: May 2022

AutoGrid announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Schneider Electric. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q3 2022. The acquisition will provide AutoGrid with the resources and global reach to accelerate its growth and pace of product innovation. …

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Quality Custom Distribution (QCD), a division of Golden State Foods, has partnered with Scale Microgrid Solutions and InCharge Energy to electrify its Southern California fleet based in La Puente. This electrification project, which includes the purchase of 30 zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks, 16 chargers and a renewable energy microgrid to power the chargers, …

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DEPCOM Power was contracted to build a 45-MW solar installation for Flint Hills Resources to power the company’s Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota. The refinery supplies Minnesota and the Upper Midwest with gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, heating fuels, asphalt, fertilizer and the chemical-building blocks used in thousands of everyday products. An artist rendering …

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HSGS-Ameresco, a joint venture certified as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) by the Small Business Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), today announced that it has been awarded a $7.9 million contract to design and construct a 1.5-MW ground-mount solar system for the U.S. Army at its Tooele Army Depot located …

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UL announced the release of HOMER Front, a licensable web-based software platform for designing and optimizing complex utility-scale energy storage systems — whether standalone or in combination with solar or wind energy. By providing accurate, detailed results for different system configurations, UL’s HOMER Front allows developers and financiers to evaluate an energy system’s performance and …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced on May 9 it is “reopening the record” on its NEM 3.0 proceeding in order to gather information on some specific elements of the decision. The record reopening delays a proposed decision from the CPUC on NEM 3.0 until July at the earliest. For over a year the …

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