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USC-LADWP will provide a quarter of USC’s electricity with power from a solar farm in Mojave and will contribute to new solar programs.

USC-LADWP agreement taps into offsite solar power

USC will obtain 25% of its electricity from solar-generated power and contribute to new solar programs that expand opportunities for disadvantaged communities to access affordable clean energy — all under a new agreement with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

ear agreement approved by the L.A. City Council on Wednesday will help USC meet its goals in reducing carbon-based energy consumption. In addition, the university will become the first L.A. institution to contribute to Los Angeles DWP’s Clean Energy Adder program, which will make renewable energy more accessible and affordable for residents in multifamily dwellings, including those surrounding USC’s campuses.

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Source: USC News

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SolarBotanic Trees has launched its new PV 3D leaf-shaped nano-technology "solar tree” to harness solar energy for charging and energy storage

UK-based firm launches 3D leaf-shaped solar charging stations

UK-based SolarBotanic Trees has launched its new photovoltaic (PV) 3D leaf-shaped nano-technology “solar tree” to harness solar energy for charging and energy storage, the company said in a press statement.

This first-generation energy tree aims at the electric vehicle charging market for residential and commercial car parks, where solar power can be captured and stored for charging points, the statement said.

It said the solar tree encompasses a sophisticated AI-driven energy storage and power management system, where trees can be linked and form part of a local grid, or feed into the main grid, adding that the first tree will become available in early 2023.

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Source: ZAWYA

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Protecting the orchard without reducing the available growing surface, with solar electricity being generated on the same land.

Sweet return: German farmer gets both solar power and apples

It’s picking season at Christian Nachtwey’s organic orchard in western Germany and laborers are loading their carts with ripe red Elstar apples, ready to be shipped to European supermarkets.

But Nachtwey’s farm is also reaping a second harvest: Many of the apple trees grow beneath solar panels that have been producing bountiful electricity during this year’s unusually sun-rich summer, while providing the fruit below with much-needed shade.

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Source: Beaumont Enterprise

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Spain is betting that greater solar generation will ease its dependence on volatile commodity markets while helping to clean up energy mix

Sun-drenched Spain turns on Europe’s biggest solar power plant

Iberdrola SA turned on Europe’s largest solar plant in western Spain as the country drives up output of renewable energy to cut reliance on fossil fuels.

Spanish power is trading almost three times higher than the five-year seasonal average as Russian gas cuts push up fuel costs. As one of Europe’s sunniest nations, Spain is betting that greater solar generation will ease its dependence on volatile commodity markets while helping to clean up the energy mix.

The plant in the Extremadura region, comprising about 1.5 million solar panels, will produce enough electricity to supply more than 334,000 homes, Iberdrola said in a statement. It’s already connected to the grid and will gradually ramp up production until it’s fully operational within the next four weeks.

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Source: Bloomberg

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The Public Service Commission approved a long-term power purchase agreement in partnership with Invenergy.

Washington D.C. signs 73 MW solar power purchase agreement

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A 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) has been signed by the Washington D.C. Public Service Commission for renewable energy to serve a target quantity of 5% of the standard offer service (SOS) electricity supply load beginning in December 2024. The agreement is the result of a pilot program to procure renewable energy through long-term PPAs for electricity generation sourced by solar and wind located in the PJM interconnection region.

The agreement, signed with developer Invenergy, covers the sale of energy, renewable energy credits, and capacity for a 15 year term. The PPA features levelized pricing for approximately 154,000 MWh of electricity per year, representing 73 MW, or 29% of Invenergy’s solar project capacity.

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Source: PV Magazine

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All businesses that use electricity during the day are desperate for solar energy. The solar has a massive impact on the electricity bill.

Farmers are embracing solar power to beat soaring energy bills

A solar power firm has reported record demand from farms as the price of electricity has risen.

MyPower, based in the Cotswolds, has installed 27,000 panels in the past year, up from 7,000 in the previous 12 months.

Its managing director Ben Harrison said he believed energy price increases were behind the dramatic sales growth.

“Farms are facing rising electricity bills, and making your own power can help reduce that impact,” he said.

Adam Henson was their most recent customer.

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Source: BBC

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Hydrogen could be produced for as little as AUD 2.85/kg, supporting Frontier Energy’s plans to make green hydrogen from a 500 MW solar project

Australian solar park could generate hydrogen for less than $2/kg

Frontier Energy said that results from a pre-feasibility study (PFS) into its proposed Bristol Springs Solar project in Western Australia show that it has the potential to be an early mover, low-cost green hydrogen producer.

The PFS, conducted by Perth-based Xodus Group, is based on the development of a large-scale green hydrogen production facility at Bristol Springs, with power sourced from the company’s planned first stage 114 MWdc solar farm. The solar would power a 36.6 MW alkaline electrolyzer, producing an estimated 4.4 million kilograms of green hydrogen per year.

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Source: PV Magazine

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The Inflation Reduction Act would avoid 24 tons of climate emissions for every new ton it creates.

How the Senate’s big climate bill eliminates 4 billion tons of emissions

A week after US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin stunned the world by announcing they’d finally struck a deal on a climate, energy and health package, the implications for greenhouse gas emissions are starting to come into view.

The Democratic senators initially said the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would cut US emissions about 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, and expert climate policy modelers said reaching that target was plausible. Now three preliminary climate models of the IRA — by researchers at Princeton University, the think tank Energy Innovation, and the research firm Rhodium Group — offer more details on how exactly the US could get there: through changes in the electric power sector, the use of carbon-capture technologies and more.

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Source: Bloomberg

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From solar power to sorting waste, UC Merced is taking action in every way possible to go green.

UC Merced wins highest honor for its efforts to go green

From solar power to sorting waste, UC Merced is taking action in every way possible to go green.

One example – the college’s own campus recycling center, where students spend several hours a day sorting every bag that comes their way.

“We have on average a day 200 bags of trash and we finish it all,” says Allajah Blugh, UC Merced’s zero waste coordinator.

“We wouldn’t be able to do it without them. It gives you this pride because you feel like youre doing the work when it comes to sustainability because you’re sorting through that trash.”

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Source: abc30

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The microgrid system will launch in September in Silver Spring, powering electric buses on Montgomery County’s Ride On system

Electric buses to tap solar power using new method for D.C. region

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The first microgrid to power electric buses will soon make its debut in the Washington region as transit agencies nationwide increasingly look to the sun — rather than diesel — to fuel their fleets.

The system will launch in September, powering a growing number of electric buses on Montgomery County’s Ride On transit system. The Silver Spring facility will be the first in the D.C. area to use the microgrid technology and one of the earliest of its kind nationwide.

The microgrid will use energy that originates from solar panels at a bus depot rather than the traditional electricity grid — the process used by most transit agencies with electric buses. The transition comes as jurisdictions across the country are looking to electrify their bus fleets to battle climate change and amid financial windfalls from last year’s infrastructure law, which includes $109 billion for transit.

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Source: Washington Post

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