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Solar panels over canals? California’s Turlock Irrigation District is giving it a shot

Conceptual rendering of solar panels spanning the 110 foot-wide TID Main Canal The Turlock Irrigation District (TID) announced Project Nexus, a pilot project to build solar panel canopies over a portion of TID’s existing canals to operate and research a truly innovative, multi-benefit, water-energy nexus project that can further California’s push toward water and climate …

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T-Mobile to participate in Nexamp’s community solar program

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Nexamp and T-Mobile have partnered in Nexamp’s community solar program. The long-term agreement to participate in the Nexamp community solar program is part of T-Mobile’s efforts to achieve its carbon emissions targets. With subscriptions to 10 separate Nexamp solar farms representing over 50 MW of total project capacity across Maine, Massachusetts and New York, T-Mobile …

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IREC leading solar + storage microgrid development in Maricao, Puerto Rico

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By SB Staff February 10, 2022 View Profile The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) selected Maricao, Puerto Rico, to develop a solar + storage microgrid through the Puerto Rican Solar Business Accelerator (PRSBA). The microgrid will provide clean and affordable energy while enhancing local resilience to natural disasters. As one of Puerto Rico’s smallest municipalities, Maricao competed …

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Standard Solar acquires 6.97 MW community solar portfolio in Maine

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By SB Staff February 10, 2022 View Profile Contributing to the company’s existing 50 MW portfolio in Maine, Standard Solar has acquired a 6.97 MW, 17,785-panel community solar project in Trenton. This is the town’s first large-scale community solar project, which will bring clean energy savings, local economic development and increased resiliency to these area …

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Pulse Clean Energy targets 1GW+ battery energy storage portfolio

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Published: 11 Feb 2022, 12:53 Matthew Mendes has been appointed as CEO of the newly rebranded Pulse Clean Energy. Image: Pulse Clean Energy. Following last year’s acquisition, Green Frog Power has rebranded as Pulse Clean Energy and unveiled a target of 1GW+ of energy storage assets in the UK. The company was bought by Investment …

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Trina Storage switches on SMS’s 50MW/56.2MWh UK battery storage system

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Trina Storage commissioned and tested the 50MW/56.2MWh battery system. Image: Trina Storage Trina Storage has completed the supply of its first UK battery energy storage system (BESS), the 50MW/56.2MWh fully integrated grid-scale battery energy storage system owned by SMS plc. The BESS, which is located in Burwell was constructed by Ethical Power. Trina Storage, meanwhile, supplied, commissioned …

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A Fight Over Rooftop Solar Threatens California’s Climate Goals

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Some energy experts say utilities would not be able to produce or buy enough renewable energy to replace what would be lost from the decline in rooftop solar panels — which supplied 9 percent of the state’s electricity in 2020, more than nuclear and coal put together. California would need to set aside about a …

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How to Get Through a Power Outage

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“Try to consume your perishables right away,” says Ruth Santiago, an environmental lawyer from Salinas, Puerto Rico, who lost electricity for nearly two months after Hurricane Maria hit the island in September 2017. Fishermen sometimes paid Santiago in fish for her legal services. After she lost power, she emptied her freezer and cooked a big …

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4 Climate Issues N.Y.C. Will Face This Year

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4 Climate Issues New York City Will Face Anne Barnard📍Reporting from New York City Juan Arredondo for The New York Times On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams named Rohit T. Aggarwala as New York’s chief climate officer. His mission: to protect the city from climate dangers like rising seas and intense heat, as experts warn that …

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President Biden extends solar tariffs, with major caveats.

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The solar tariff announcement came as the House of Representatives voted Friday morning to approve a bill that would devote nearly $300 billion toward scientific research, including $600 million in grants and loans to solar manufacturing. The Biden administration has also proposed substantial tax credits and other measures to spur the solar industry as part …

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