DOE announces $8M to integrate solar energy production with farming
DOE announced $8 million for six solar energy research projects across six states and the District of Columbia that supports agrivoltaics.
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Senate Bill introduced to incentivize solar carport deployment in California
A newly proposed bill would create a tax incentive for companies to build solar canopies in large parking lots to boost local clean electricity generation.
Off-grid solar + storage microgrid designed for CA almond cold storage facility
Origo Investments with industry veterans Amond World to develop a refrigerated cold storage facility in the Madera Airport Industrial Park.
Harvesting light to grow food and clean energy together
UC Davis’ Scientists are investigating how to better harvest the sun to make agrivoltaic systems more efficient in arid agricultural regions.
California earns top marks in new energy efficiency scorecard
ACEEE published its ranking of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., which looked at how states instituted energy efficiency policies.
Green factories are changing minds in more conservative US states
At least $25.7B in new US clean-energy factories are in the works. Most of these projects and jobs are in traditionally conservative states.
LRE completes 100-MW Rabbitbrush solar + storage project in California
LRE has completed construction of its 100MW Rabbitbrush Solar Facility in Kern County with a 20MW, 50MWh battery energy storage system.
Green hydrogen project powered by solar under development in California
Fusion Fuel and Electus Energy have entered a joint venture agreement to develop a 75 MW solar-to-hydrogen project in Bakersfield, CA, capable of producing up to 9,300 tons of green hydrogen annually.
Tesla tops 40,000 Superchargers; new site to have four solar canopies
Tesla now has 40,000 Supercharger stations worldwide, and more are in the works, including a massive 88-stall facility with four solar canopies.
Tampa tries sidewalk solar panels as backup power for traffic lights
Since summer 2020, Tampa has piloted solar panels embedded on sidewalks, a design meant to protect the panels from storm-force winds.