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CS Energy Worked with Danville Utilities to Launch 14 MW Solar Project in Virginia
Region’s largest solar project will provide clean energy to thousands of residents DANVILLE, Va., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Danville Utilities, in partnership with CS Energy LLC, Navisun LLC, and TurningPoint Energy, has completed a 14 MW DC utility-scale solar project in Danville, Virginia. The renewable energy project is the city’s largest solar development to date. […]
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The Economic Case for Solar Energy in South Africa
South Africa has the largest carbon footprint in Africa and contributes 40% of the total CO2 emissions in the continent. As the world evolves in response to climate change concerns, the way business is done in South Africa will need to change. In addition to the critical need for every business to contribute to broadly […]
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Future of Solar Energy Brighter Than Sun: Rapid Innovations Pave the Way
We live in the age of automation and artificial intelligence. We need smartphones with long-lasting battery backup. We demand computers with higher computing power. In short, we require more and more energy. And when it comes to energy, we often turn to the most sustainable power alternative: solar energy. Its abundance is not the only […]
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Fertile Ground for Community Solar Gardens
Community solar projects, also known as solar farms or solar gardens, are maturing and moving forward. Minnesota leads the nation with 559 MW of capacity on the ground, and other states are following with new
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Sharp Introduces New High Efficiency (19.1%) Mono PV Modules
3 April 2018 – Sharp today launches three new monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) panels to the NU product family. The renewed line-up of high performing modules offer customers a solution for every application, from residential projects up to large-scale commercial installations and free-field power plants. The following three modules are available to buy now from […]
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Wells Fargo Joins Origis Energy USA to Expand Clean Energy Supply for Florida
52-MWac FL Solar 5 project to produce low-cost, renewable electricity for Reedy Creek Improvement District NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) announced it has committed the capital in construction debt, as well as the tax-equity funding of $35 million for the new solar generation facility, known as FL Solar 5 in Orange County, Florida. This […]
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Four Things That Are Killing Coal
Although President Trump has been promoting a pro-coal energy agenda, there are four things killing coal that the administration may not be able to remedy. That was the message Bill Ritter Jr. delivered to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Power and Energy Conference & Exhibition attendees during his keynote address on June 27. Ritter […]
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FPL announces completion of three new universal solar energy centers and plans for substantially more new Florida solar in 2017
— Completed on time and under budget, the three new 74.5-MW universal solar power plants officially began generating power for all FPL customers on Dec. 31, 2016 — In 2017, FPL plans to build four more universal solar plants that cost-effectively deliver clean power to the energy grid that serves millions of Floridians — FPL […]
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Vasari Energy Signs Major Solar Deal for 68 MW Project
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Vasari Energy, Inc. a California based solar energy provider, signed a contract to purchase 450 acres of land in Maricopa County, Arizona for the development of a project with up to 68 MW of solar power. The project will be developed through Sonoran Solar Development Partners, LLC, a wholly […]
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Renewables
Duke Energy Renewables Acquires Solar Projects in Georgia
Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy’s Commercial Portfolio, announced on September 7 that it will add six Georgia solar projects to the 2.8-GW renewable energy portfolio the company owns and operates. The projects are relatively small in terms of capacity—averaging about 1 MW DC each (769 kW AC)—but they are the first Duke Energy […]