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Month: August 2022

Sunrise brief: Designing for 100% renewables with real-time retail pricing could yield benefits of 9% or more 

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South Carolina utility solar project strives to provide sanctuary for wildlife

SolRiver Capital announced the completion of Whitetail Solar, an innovative 14-MW utility-scale solar project in Dillon County, South Carolina. The project creates a biodiversity sanctuary amongst the solar panels. SolRiver partnered with NARENCO, as the installer, to take the development plans from paper to environmentally friendly solar energy generation. The project includes: Permeable fencing allowing …

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Designing for 100% renewables with real-time retail pricing could yield benefits of 9% or more

Including real-time pricing of retail electricity in the design of a high-renewables system would “markedly” lower the system’s cost, researchers found, in an analysis for the island of Oahu, Hawaii. For continent-scale systems as well, they said the resulting demand-side flexibility is likely substantial. August 10, 2022 Designing a 100% renewable grid for the island …

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San José Clean Energy’s community solar program saving some low-income customers $100 per month

San José Clean Energy (SJCE) has released details of the success of its first community solar program. The program offers more than 800 customers 100% solar energy at a 20% discount, which can be combined with other monthly discounts for up to 55% savings. The average Solar Access customer is saving $32 per bill and …

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Standard Solar adds roof restoration, parking lot paving to New Jersey solar project

A New Jersey school that serves the needs of special education students has completed an infrastructure project that included a roof restoration, a newly paved parking lot and a solar installation on its rooftop and a solar carport. This multi-pronged project was made possible for The Center School through an innovative partnership with Standard Solar. …

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Quanex invents moisture-protecting butyl rubber sealant for solar panels

Quanex has released a new moisture protectant for solar panels that solar panel manufacturers can apply during the final manufacturing process. SolarGain Edge Sealant LP03 is a polyisobutylene butyl rubber adhesive with integrated desiccant. Quanex said SolarGain Edge Sealant can be especially useful as emerging technological trends (like perovskite and heterojunction designs) have exposed a …

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Ford’s latest solar PPA will push its Michigan operations to running on 100% clean energy

Ford Motor Company has agreed to purchase the power produced at a new 650-MW solar project that will be built in Michigan in DTE Energy territory by 2025. With the purchase, Ford will be able to attribute all its electricity supply in Michigan to clean energy. “This unprecedented agreement is all about a greener and …

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Renewable Properties has a 70-MW New York community solar portfolio in the works

Renewable Properties is a developer and investor focused on small-scale utility and community solar projects and it is establishing itself as a New York community solar leader with a portfolio of 70 MW in various stages of development, construction, and operation. Two of the company’s first community solar projects came online in June and July …

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FranklinWH announces additional financing for its home energy storage solution

FranklinWH announced that both Mosaic and Goodleap will be providing financing for its energy storage systems. The US-based company’s residential whole energy storage system the Franklin Home Power system debuted in January of this year and integrates its lithium iron phosphate “aPower” battery with its aGateX intelligent control system. The 13.6 KWh battery is compatible …

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