Alliant Energy’s 100 MW Springfield project is one of the company’s six recent solar projects. Wisconsin’s energy future is looking brighter as Alliant Energy has completed six new solar projects in the state. Already the top utility in terms of Wisconsin solar generation, the completion of these projects adds 514 MW of solar energy, tripling …
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U.S. solar company iSun Inc. and German agrivoltaics pioneer Next2Sun Mounting Systems GmbH plan to build an innovative agrivoltaics system in Vermont. The companies have been cooperating since the beginning of 2023 to jointly establish Next2Sun’s vertical agrivoltaics system in the United States. Construction of the first agrivoltaics plant with the Next2Sun system will begin …
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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 58 will add three Mechatron Solar dual-axis solar trackers to expansion of their Corktown, Detroit corporate headquarters, the Zero Net Energy Center (ZNE). The planned 118.8 kW system, plus energy storage, are being installed by Motor City Electric during Q1 2024 to achieve Net Zero at the …
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Four Twelve Renewables’ inaugural utility scale solar facility is now operational in Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The facility, known as BE Pine, is made up of approximately 98,000 bifacial solar panels projected to generate approximately 66 GWh of electricity. Four Twelve Renewables is an energy developer seeking to use clean, abundant natural resources to …
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Solar developers have been securing loans to support projects from the Atlantic Coast, to the South and the Pacific Northwest. Origis Energy, CollectiveSun and DC Green Bank lead this installment of the Solar Financing Spotlight. Origis Energy has finalized a $344 million construction financing facility and conversion to term loan with MUFG for the Golden Triangle …
Duke Energy’s first floating solar project in Florida is now in operation. The almost 1 MW floating solar array features more than 1,800 solar panels that float on top of 2 acres of water surface on an existing cooling pond at the company’s Hines Energy Complex in Bartow, Fla. The pilot project produces renewable energy while helping …
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Adapture Renewables Inc. has agreed to supply Meta, the parent company of Facebook, with 330 MW of renewable energy from three solar projects under development in Illinois and Arkansas. The companies signed three Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreements (EAPAs) to secure the deal. Owned by KIRKBI — the private holding and investment company of the …
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ComEd and Summit Ridge Energy have completed three community solar projects in Dekalb County, Illinois. This increases the number of community solar projects in ComEd’s northern Illinois region to 103, of which nearly 40% have been developed by Summit Ridge. The projects will enable ComEd customers to save money on their electric bills while supporting …
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Sustainable Westchester, a New York State-based advocacy group for community resilience and renewable energy, unveiled a new EV fast charging station powered entirely by solar energy. This is the first of its kind in New York State. The project involves a complex system of an 85 kW solar photovoltaic array, a 180kWh on site storage …
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Our Projects of the Year issue is always inspiring in some way. Projects that involve connecting cheaper, renewable energy to lower income communities. Projects that require engineering ingenuity to get done on time and on budget (or to get done at all). Projects that show what’s possible when people actually try to work together to …
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