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475-kW solar array now complete atop Miami-area regional library

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:44:22 +0000

Advanced Green Technologies (AGT) and Advanced Roofing have completed the first large-scale county-owned solar project in Miami-Dade, Florida, at the North Dade Regional Library in Miami Gardens. The project was developed under a DMS contract and energy service agreement, and it marks the first of three pilot larger-scale solar projects being implemented in Miami-Dade County…

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X-ELIO breaks ground on its first U.S. storage project The 60-MWh Texas storage installation will be paired with 72 MW of solar power.

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:46:57 +0000

On April 26, X-ELIO held a groundbreaking ceremony for its 72-MW Liberty Solar Plant and 60-MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project, located in both Liberty and Harris Counties, Texas. X-ELIO’s Liberty 1 Solar Plant is expected to be operational by early 2024 and will generate 137 GWh of clean energy per year, while creating…

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DSD, Black Bear Energy complete series of solar projects in Pleasanton, California

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:39:11 +0000

DSD Renewables and Black Bear Energy have completed construction on two separate project portfolios in Pleasanton, California. First, a two-project, 554-kW system was installed at the Signature Center office buildings, owned by an account managed by Principal Asset Management, through its dedicated real estate investment team. The 282-kW and 272-kW solar systems were installed behind…

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Final AD/CVD decision on Southeast Asian solar cells and panels pushed to August

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:29:18 +0000

The Dept. of Commerce has pushed the deadline to issue a final decision on an antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) circumvention investigation to August 17, 2023. The final decision was originally supposed to come next week. Jose Rivera, International Trade Compliance Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, stated in a memo that extensive case and rebuttal briefs were…

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4 ways installers can communicate the benefits of energy storage to hotels

SPW — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:00:33 +0000

By Ruben Willmarth, Senior Sales Engineer, Commercial ESS at LG Electronics USA Power outages occur across the United States daily for a multitude of reasons. Whether due to Mother Nature, maintenance or operational failure, hotels and resorts are not immune to outages. Extended power outages in commercial settings can result in loss of business…

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Main parking lot at Six Flags Magic Mountain will be covered with 12.37 MW of solar panels

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:08:14 +0000

Solar Optimum and DSD Renewables have completed designs for a 12.37-MW solar carport and 1.9-MW energy storage system for Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles. “This is a thrilling day for Six Flags as we advance our commitment to environmental stewardship, substantially increasing solar power generation capacity at our parks,” said Jason Freeman, Six…

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Castillo Engineering building 15-MW solar project for renewable diesel plant

Billy Ludt — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:15:59 +0000

Castillo Engineering partnered with BioStar Renewables, to provide electrical design and engineering for a 15-MW solar project in Kansas. This behind-the-meter project uses a single-axis tracker and will power a recently-built renewable diesel plant with on-site clean energy. BioStar Renewables has engaged Castillo Engineering on three other solar projects throughout the country, making this their…

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Lithium alternatives capture interest of large battery installers amidst supply chain challenges

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:00:36 +0000

Although still very much in its infancy, the U.S. utility-scale battery storage market has existed in earnest since 2011 led by one dominant battery chemistry choice: lithium. According to data through 2021 from the U.S. EIA, 97.95% of utility-scale batteries installed in the United States were lithium-based. While there are significant battery projects in the…

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New hail monitoring system now on market for solar O&M pros

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:30:59 +0000

Kisters today released an early-warning and hail monitoring system to the solar industry called HailSens360. Through intelligent software and sensor technology, HailSens360 synthesizes forecast data (18 hours ahead), nowcast data (60-90 minutes ahead with updates every 6 minutes) along with post-event analysis detailing the full scope of a hail event. These crucial pre- and post-event…

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Greenskies Clean Focus to install 48-MW solar portfolio for home improvement giant

Kelsey Misbrener — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:10:31 +0000

Lowe’s selected Greenskies Clean Focus to provide a customized, structured solution for its large-scale, onsite solar energy deployment across a substantial portion of Lowe’s California operations. Under the partnership, Greenskies Clean Focus will design, construct, finance, own and operate rooftop solar energy systems on 52 retail stores and two distribution centers in California. The initial…

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Preserving American farmland through solar Solar and farming can successfully cohabitate.

SPW — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:00:43 +0000

By Geoff Sparrow, VP of Development, Green Lantern Solar Solar and farming have more in common than many people realize, and they can uplift each other in unexpected ways. The two industries currently have an unprecedented opportunity to work together to alleviate some of their most pressing issues. One of these issues is where developers…

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UEP zinc-alkaline batteries will be tested in virtual power plant setups with Maplewell

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:50:03 +0000

Maplewell Energy, a virtual power plant developer, and zinc-battery developer Urban Electric Power (UEP) have entered into a strategic partnership. Maplewell will use UEP batteries in VPPs throughout North America for commercial and industrial customers. The storage systems will use Maplewell’s energy management system JANiiT to participate in grid services opportunities. JANiiT provides real-time demand…

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Allume Energy brings multi-tenant solar management platform SolShare to US market

Billy Ludt — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:00:15 +0000

Allume Energy has successfully deployed its initial U.S. shared solar energy technology and plans to bring its SolShare solution to all apartments, in particular within low-to-moderate income (LMI) communities, across the United States. By giving multi-family buildings, including renters, access to the benefits of solar energy, Allume’s technology could encourage greater rooftop solar deployment and…

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ESS iron-flow storage to be used in California winery microgrid

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:41:16 +0000

Long-duration energy storage provider ESS will deliver three Energy Warehouse systems to Coldwell Solar for a solar + storage microgrid at Roederer Estate, Scharffenberger Cellars and Domaine Anderson — California wineries in Mendocino County known for their sparkling and still wines. Coldwell Solar worked with the wineries to design a system that met their needs…

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Generac unveils commercial-scale lithium ESS

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:22:27 +0000

Generac has unveiled a commercial-scale lithium energy storage system that can pair with the company’s line of gas and diesel generators for long-duration backup. The SBE series battery ranges in capacity from 200 kWh to 1,000 kWh and can come in either LFP or NMC chemistries. “Energy management today increasingly means balancing a combination of…

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