Day: October 26, 2023

The City of Lebanon, Ohio, is expanding its municipally owned utility service offerings to include solar power through the Lebanon Solar Power Project. The city selected Kokosing Solar as the design-build partner to complete the $13.4 million solar project that will include a 9.821-MWDC portfolio of ground-mounted arrays across three city-owned properties, spanning a combined …

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SunCommon has announced its participation in the “Low Carbon Dairy” pilot program with Ben & Jerry’s to support Vermont dairy farms. The multi-faceted program offers many different approaches to improving dairy farm sustainability including going solar. One of those farms is the 70+ cow Four Girls Dairy farm in Fairfax, Vermont (named after the owner’s …

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New lithium-iron phosphate battery manufacturer American Battery Factory (ABF) has finally broken ground on its planned 1-GWh battery cell plant in Tucson, Arizona. ABF is investing $1.2 billion into the 2 million-ft2 factory that will host 1,000 jobs. “We are honored to implement our company’s mission of global energy independence in Arizona, a premier destination for …

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Nextracker, a global manufacturer of solar trackers and related software solutions, announced that it is separating from parent company Flex. Nextracker expects to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to initiate the process of separating from Flex, which is expected to close by March 31, 2024. A number of conditions …

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Brookfield recently unveiled a “new” operator and developer of clean power projects in the United States: Deriva Energy. Deriva is the new name for Duke Energy’s unregulated commercial renewables business. Brookfield acquired the business from the utility for $2.8 billion. “Today is a significant milestone for our business and opens an exciting new chapter in …

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Weather, environmental and industrial measurement company Vaisala is installing a 228-kW solar project at its North American headquarters in Louisville, Colorado. The three-array portfolio is being installed by Namaste Solar, which anticipates project completion in December. “As a company that is embedded in communities across the globe, we believe in a future where societies thrive …

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