The University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champagne, Facilities & Services (F&S) has completed the construction of the Solar Park 2.0 with a total output of 12.3 MW DC. The planting phase of the farm’s pollinator habitat begins this month. The project is the second solar farm to be built at the university and is meeting the clean … Read more
Phil Murphy’s Climate and Green Economy Bureau and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have launched the first collaborative solar project built on an enclosed landfill as part of the NJBPU’s collaborative solar pilot program. NJBPU’s program supports Murphy’s commitment to achieve 100% clean energy by 2050 and ensures access to clean energy … Read more
Canadian Solar Inc., a solar technology and renewable energy company, has a strategic partnership and investment with Habitat Energy Ltd. closed, a UK-based company specializing in asset optimization services for battery storage using artificial intelligence and machine learning. The partnership enables Canadian Solar to offer developers and owners of battery storage systems enhanced technology solutions … Read more
Johnson Controls, GRID Alternatives Colorado and Capital Dynamics announce that they will fund, operate and maintain a 2 MW solar garden for the Pueblo City Housing Authority (HACP). As one of six commissioned projects, the solar garden is a photovoltaic system (PV) that consists of floor-mounted solar modules. The energy capacity is allocated to a … Read more
According to Daqo New Energy Corp., a manufacturer of high purity polysilicon for the global solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, its subsidiary Xinjiang Daqo New Energy has signed long-term supply contracts for high purity polysilicon with a subsidiary of JA Solar, a manufacturer of PV products. “We are very pleased to further strengthen our cooperation with … Read more
North Carolina regulators have approved Duke Energy’s 5 MW solar project in the Buncombe County closed landfill in Woodfin, NC. Duke Energy will own and operate the solar power plant – the company’s first to be in a retired landfill. The project will be on 25 acres and will be connected to the Duke Energy … Read more
Guzman Energy, an electricity wholesale company, is currently developing an 80 MW solar power project approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Delta, Colorado. Once the project is complete, annual electricity generation of over 194,000 MWh is expected. The Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA), a member-owned and locally controlled rural electrical cooperative, will directly buy some of the … Read more
Pivot Energy, a community solar developer, and Standard Solar Inc., a company that develops, finances, owns, and operates commercial and community solar systems, announce the development of three new community solar projects in Colorado. Two projects are in Garfield County and the third is in Jefferson County. The projects represent a generation capacity of 4 … Read more
United Renewable Energy (URE), a national engineering, procurement, and construction company, and New Energy Equity, a company that develops and finances solar power generation facilities, announce the addition of three new community solar gardens to Minnesota’s solar development portfolio to have. The three projects in North Branch, Lindstrom and Cokato have a total output of … Read more
According to Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), the St. Joseph Solar Farm is now working with the University of Notre Dame to produce zero-emission renewable energy. After a brief delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction work on the St. Joseph solar park began in July 2020. The construction … Read more
