A 2.3 MW solar facility is now producing clean energy on otherwise unused land. July 21, 2022 Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company announced it has achieved commercial operation for a 2.3 MW solar facility that sits atop a capped landfill. The Mt. Arlington Landfill in New Jersey had sat idle for years before the project was …
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The 389 kW rooftop system puts Wauwatosa on track to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. July 20, 2022 A 389 kW solar array installed on the rooftop of Wauwatosa City Hall, Wisconsin’s is providing energy equivalent to 55% of the city complex’s total annual use, reducing carbon emissions by 358 tons. The …
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Array Technologies and Nextracker, two global solar tracker manufacturers, have settled a five-year-long lawsuit that would have gone to trial this week. Array Technologies filed a lawsuit (Case No. 1:17-cv-00087-JCH-LF) against Nextracker and its former parent company Flextronics International in July 2017, alleging that a former Array employee was hired at Nextracker in violation of …
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Solar projects on multifamily buildings are always tricky. Affordable housing projects are doubly tricky, and require groups like Asheville, N.C.’s Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO), the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville to prioritize them and drive them forward. This week those two groups celebrated the energization of four new solar arrays at Maple Crest …
When it comes to designing and building solar and energy storage projects, experience counts. Here are five things to consider when designing and commissioning a high performance solar- plus-battery storage system, plus a real-world case study from one such heavily loaded DC-coupled system. Model use case scenarios to maximize value To truly optimize battery storage …
After a thoroughly vetted and agreed upon stakeholder process lasting more than one year to launch a community solar program in the state, Southwestern Public Service Company has filed an appeal to the New Mexico Supreme Court of the Public Regulation Commission’s (PRC) orders adopting a final rule for the program. In addition, SPS just …
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The results of the study by Wells Fargo Foundation and NREL initiative showed that PV-coated windows can appreciably lower the solar heat gain coefficient. July 21, 2022 In the IN2 NEXT project, PV-coated windows from NEXT Energy Technologies were tested against traditional commercial windows, tracking performance based on their respective solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), …
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To help installers meet the growing demand for more complex solar and storage systems, Sungage Financial can now provide residential solar financing for up to $200,000 per project — the highest standard industry loan cap. The need derives from increasing demand for large solar systems with significant energy storage capacity often found in multigenerational households. …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a virtual workshop to consult with stakeholders on how to improve the utility online data portals that are available for distributed energy resource project siting and distribution grid planning, as follows: WHEN: July 26, 2022, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. WHERE: Access the workshop remotely via WebEx …
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