Solar

PHOENIX (Nov. 16, 2021) — Ideematec Inc., a leading provider of utility-scale solar tracking systems, today announced its partnership with Eco Engineering, LightEdison, and Source Renewables to develop 100 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar in New York using Ideematec’s Horizon L:TEC® solar tracking system. “We are drawn to the Horizon L:TEC®’s ability to withstand upstate […]

Indianapolis, IN (Nov. 15, 2021) — Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (NASDAQ: IEA) (“IEA”), a leading infrastructure construction company with renewable energy and specialty civil expertise, announced today that it has been awarded a 50-megawatt (MWAC) solar contract to construct the Turkey Creek Solar Ranch in Garrard County, Kentucky. Nashville-based Silicon Ranch Corporation, one of […]

A new solar power project in Texas has entered commercial operation, with military veterans a major part of the facility’s construction workforce. The 163-MW Elm Branch solar farm, operating in part under a power contract between L3Harris Technologies and Lightsource bp, featured an apprenticeship program led by McCarthy Building Companies, the project’s EPC contractor, and […]

Calgary, AB, November 9, 2021 − Silicon Ranch and Shell Canada today announced plans to build a 58-megawatt solar farm adjacent to Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park Scotford near Edmonton, Alberta. The solar farm will be key in helping to transform Scotford into one of Shell’s five energy and chemicals parks, providing customers with lower-carbon […]

Solar power has emerged as one of the most promising solutions to the world’s energy problems, enabling countries to find the proper balance between energy security, economic progress, and environmental sustainability. Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology, which began as an experimental method of energy production by Bell Labs in 1954, is now poised to change the […]

Alliant Energy has announced its plan for a solar energy and storage facility at the site of the former Duane Arnold nuclear power plant near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The project when complete would position Alliant as the largest combined solar and storage operator in the state, and is part of Alliant’s plan to expand its […]

Pairing renewable resources with energy storage systems makes a lot of sense. However, grid operators are still developing frameworks for handling these hybrid projects but they may need to be treated

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in September released a study detailing the significant role solar power could play in decarbonizing the nation’s power grid, and reducing the country’s reliance on

OAKLAND, Calif., October 26, 2021 — Primergy Solar, LLC (‘Primergy’) announced today that it completed construction on the Pitkin Solar Project, a 5 MW, 35-acre solar installation in Pitkin County, near Aspen, Colorado. The project is located near Woody Creek in the Roaring Fork Valley on land leased from the Aspen Consolidated Sanitation District (ACSD). The land was originally purchased […]