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Day: April 20, 2023

Department of Energy announces new investments to accelerate community solar in the U.S.

Over $8 billion is available through prizes, private capital and a conditional loan commitment to expand access to cheaper, cleaner energy and to deploy solar power in underrepresented communities. April 20, 2023 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced several new solar energy investments to cut home electricity bills and reduce local pollution, aimed at …

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DOE announces funding to support solar PV recycling innovations

Solarcycle CTO Pablo Dias and COO Rob Vinje show laminate after it’s been cleanly separated from the glass to investors and partners.  As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $52 million for 19 selected projects, including $10 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to strengthen America’s …

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Driven by solar, California’s net demand hit zero on Sunday

The CAISO region’s spring solar record setting season is upon as, with solar peaking at greater than 95% of the state’s demand. April 20, 2023 On Sunday, California’s CAISO region reported that its electricity “net demand” bounced near zero for chunks of the afternoon. The power grid operator defines net load as total electricity demand …

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Conservation coalition confirms wind and solar transition is best route for the environment

The rapid transition to renewable energy offers opportunities to reset the broken relationship between energy production and nature, according to a new report by the Coalition Linking Energy And Nature for action (CLEANaction). In its first major report, CLEANaction confirms that even when the full range of environmental impacts — from sourcing raw materials to …

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Sunrise brief: New Jersey warehouse operator provides community solar access to 700 residents 

New Jersey warehouse operator provides community solar access to 700 residents  RPM Warehousing now generates 4.3 MW of solar energy from two of its warehouse facilities in Edison and Avenel, N.J., and the logistics business plans to install a third rooftop solar array of about 3.5 MW to 4 MW on a 480,000 square foot …

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