When completed, the pergola at All Saints Church in Riverside, CA, will resemble a patio cover that will collect power from the sun's rays.

Church in Riverside, CA creates path to sustainability through solar

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When completed, the approximately 60- x 30-foot steel pergola at All Saints Church in Riverside, California, will resemble a shade structure or patio cover. It will shield church members from the sun’s rays while solar panels on top collect power from those rays, leading to elimination of the parish’s monthly electric bill and possibly even turning a profit.

“We have this list of things we think God is calling us to do … just looking at all the different ways we can care for creation,” said the Rev. Kelli Grace Kurtz, rector of All Saints.

The church, a participant in the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society program to increase post-disaster community resiliency in faith-based institutions, has been tackling that list in the interest of clean energy. Their efforts included removing an old gas stove in the kitchen, beginning a solar panel project and “a next big chapter would be installing electric vehicle charging stations and putting in LED lights,” Kurtz said.

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Source: Episcopal News Service

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Meta has signed a 330MW solar Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement (EAPA) with Adapture Renewables in Arkansas and Illinois.

Meta signs 330MW renewable energy agreements in Illinois and Arkansas

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Meta has signed a 330MW solar Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement (EAPA) with Adapture Renewables in Arkansas and Illinois.

The social media giant will buy solar energy from three of Adapture Renewables’ solar projects that are currently under development in the two states.

The three solar projects are expected to have an economic impact of more than $400 million, creating 500 temporary jobs during construction and 25 full-time positions once operational.

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Source: Data Center Dynamics

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The BLM is seeking public comment on new project in eastern Riverside County that could generate and store up to 117MW of pv solar energy.

BLM welcomes input on proposed Sapphire Project in California

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The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on new solar energy work in eastern Riverside County. If approved, the Sapphire Project could generate and store up to 117 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy and deliver renewable electricity to the statewide transmission grid.

The project would include approximately 41 acres of public lands for access roads, facilities, and lines to transmit the power. The planned solar panel arrays, battery energy storage, and related facilities would sit on about 1,082 acres of adjoining private land.

“Clean energy remains a BLM top priority,” said California Desert District Manager Shelly Lynch.  “BLM-managed public lands offer a tremendous opportunity to advance solar technology, and we value public input in the process.”

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Source: BLM.gov

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One of the largest battery storage projects in Southern California opens this week, a commercial facility capable of storing 68.8MW of power.

New battery facility in Stanton supports California’s transition to renewable energy

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With California increasingly relying on renewable energy, how can we keep the lights on even when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow?

One key to avoiding those dreaded rolling blackouts is batteries, which can store energy harnessed by solar panels and wind turbines and then dispatch that electricity when and where it is needed. So, along with a need for new solar and wind farms to generate electricity, and new power lines to distribute it, California also is projected to need 52,000 megawatts of storage capacity to meet its goal of running entirely on clean energy by 2045.

We’re only starting to reach that goal. The state has 6,617 megawatts of storage capacity, according to an online dashboard the California Energy Commission launched in October. But that number is rising quickly, the agency said, with a nearly eight-fold jump over the past four years.

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Source: The Orange County Register

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The new 7,500 capacity venue, Frontwave Arena, partners with Baker Electric for a renewable energy project, featuring solar array and storage

New California arena will sport 797-kW solar project

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Frontwave Arena, the new 7,500 capacity venue in North San Diego County, California, has inked a local partnership with Baker Electric, for a renewable energy project that includes a fully integrated rooftop solar system array with a large-scale battery energy storage system for the sports and entertainment venue, and has signed a power purchase agreement with DSD Renewables to use the renewable energy produced at the site.

“We are focusing on excellence in every aspect of development – from sustainable design to fan experience, from technology to community engagement,” said Josh Elias, COO of Frontwave Arena. “The solar installation is part of Frontwave Arena’s broader sustainability efforts to minimize the environmental impact of the arena. We have also committed to reducing water consumption, waste production and greenhouse gas emissions.”

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Source: Solar Power World

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Carter believes that the Solar Workforce Accelerator Program helps schools save money and shows people that solar power is accessible.

Solar apprenticeship program benefits southwest Virginia communities

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Isaac Carter’s summer days started early. The 17-year-old from Dryden, Virginia, unloaded trailers, carried equipment up ladders to rooftops and pulled wires to connect solar panels.

It was hard but satisfying work, and it paid $17 an hour – a good wage for a young person in rural Southwest Virginia. He also earned college credit for it, has an internship experience to add to his resume and obtained an Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification, commonly known as an OSHA 10 card, that makes him more desirable to employers – all before he began his last year of high school.

Carter was part of the Solar Workforce Accelerator Program, a youth solar apprenticeship program in Southwest Virginia. The program operates as a partnership between Mountain Empire Community College, the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia collaborative group, solar company Secure Solar Futures, Wise and Lee county public schools and the electric company Got Electric.

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Source: The Appalachian Voice

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When completed, the Khavda renewable energy project will be about as large as Singapore, spreading out over 726 square kilometers.

In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project

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Rising from the bare expanse of the large salt desert that separates India from Pakistan is what will likely be the world’s largest renewable energy project when completed three years from now.

The solar and wind energy project will be so big that it will be visible from space, according to developers of what is called the Khavda renewable energy park, named after the village nearest to the project site.

At the site, thousands of laborers install pillars on which solar panels will be mounted. The pillars rise like perfectly aligned concrete cactuses that stretch as far as the eye can see. Other workers are building foundations for enormous wind turbines to be installed; they also are transporting construction material, building substations and laying wires for miles.

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Source: NBC San Diego

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Pearl Crop’s Stockton location is the largest site in the portfolio, and the project will provide 86% of the facility’s annual energy usage.

California food processor is getting 2.2-MW solar portfolio

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Renewable America (RNA) will build a 2.2-MWDC commercial solar project portfolio for Pearl Crop, a food processing company in central California. The portfolio involves four projects across three different locations in Ripon, Linden, and Stockton, California.

“We are thrilled to back Pearl Crop in their pursuit of sustainability objectives while also expanding the reach of solar across California,” says Ardi Arian, President & CEO of Renewable America. “Pearl Crop is an integral part of California’s agricultural landscape, and we applaud its leadership in the transition to solar energy.”

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Source: Solar Power World

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Project Nexus’s feasibility study estimates that installing solar canals where possible in CA could save 63 billion gallons of water annually.

Water saving solar panels, coming soon to a canal near you

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The upcoming COP28 climate conference has suddenly blown up in a wave of scandal, but the energy transition marches on. Exhibit A is the idea of shading irrigation canals with solar panels for a planet-saving win-win-win. The cooling effect of the water improves solar conversion efficiency, the shade prevents excess water loss from evaporation, and the use of built infrastructure preserves land from development. What’s not to like?

Water Saving Solar Panels On Canals In California

The idea of water-saving solar panels on canals first surfaced in India back in 2012. More recently it crossed the CleanTechnica radar in February of 2022 when a collaborative public-private PV collaboration called Project Nexus began taking shape in California, using a canal in the state’s Turlock Irrigation District as a proving ground.

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Source: Clean Technica

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The Gila River Indian Community signed a project partnership agreement with US Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over its canals.

A Native American tribe is about to put solar panels over its canals

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The Gila River Indian Community signed a project partnership agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over its canals.

This means the US Army Corps of Engineers will kick off construction on Phase I of the Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project Renewable Energy Pilot south of Phoenix, Arizona.

The pilot is part of a broader effort by the Biden administration and the Bureau of Reclamation to implement solutions for the drought crisis that’s threatening the Colorado River Basin.

The objective is to create clean energy and conserve water in the Tribe’s canal. The Gila River Indian Community is the home of the Akimel O’otham (Pima) and the Pee-Posh (Maricopa) tribes.

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Source: electrek

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