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By SB staff April 24, 2024 A private Christian K-12 school in Decatur, Illinois, is pursuing renewable energy with a 912 kW ground-mounted solar array. Project developer Standard solar energy and consultancy firm for sustainable energy CQI employees have collaborated with Unity Christian Schoola ministry of the Lutheran School Association, to bring solar energy to its campus.The project, developed and installed in collaboration with CQI Associates, Straight Up Solar and Lightwave Solar, marks a significant step towards reducing the school’s carbon footprint and improving energy efficiency. Standard Solar is the long-term owner and operator of the project.Partners and community members…
Solar energy developer UGE and commercial real estate developer Wild flowerboth based in New York City, completed their first solar project together in 2019. Now, five years into their partnership, seventh community rooftop solar project together is under construction. For the two mission-driven companies, the collaboration is symbiotic. UGE leases roof space on Wildflower’s commercial and industrial buildings, where UGE then installs its solar systems. Wildflower offsets its CO2 emissions and saves on electricity costs by using energy from the solar energy projects. UGE, meanwhile, earns recurring revenue from the electricity they generate. UGE and Wildflower develop community solar projects.…
Taipei, April 26 (CNA) The price of voluntary carbon credits is likely to rise if the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) recognizes the use of carbon credits to offset companies’ carbon emissions, an executive of the Taiwan Carbon Solution Exchange (TCX) said Friday.At a sustainability seminar, Joshua Tien (田建中), CEO of TCX, explained the role of the TCX and told the audience that with the recent policy change proposed by the SBTi, the demand for carbon credits will undoubtedly increase.When asked after his speech what the consequences could be, he said: “It will become more difficult to buy international carbon…
In de Verenigde Staten zijn er ongeveer 370.000 verenigingen van huiseigenaren (VvE’s) die 40 miljoen huizen reguleren. Omdat ze zo wijdverspreid zijn, wonen veel potentiële klanten van zonne-energie waarschijnlijk in gebieden met VvE’s. Maar kan een VVE zonnepanelen beperken?Soms zijn zonnekopers enthousiast om PV-panelen te installeren, maar ze worden dan geblokkeerd door een VvE. Helaas is het bekend dat ze veel huishoudens ervan weerhouden PV-modules te installeren, wat de zonne-energie-industrie schaadt. Vaak willen ze dat wijken een uniforme uitstraling krijgen, en zonnepanelen passen daar niet in. Het begrijpen van de rechten van VvE’s en hoe u mogelijk met hen kunt…
Tigo Energy now hosts a 90-kW solar system atop its headquarters in California. The system was designed and deployed by Laibach Solar. The system is equipped with 180 Tigo TS4-A-O MLPE devices, the Tigo Access Point (TAP) and the Tigo Cloud Connect Advanced (CCA) data logging device. The 90-kW system design, which includes 180 500-W solar modules and a Solectria inverter, had to overcome significant shading challenges from existing roof features. By deploying its own technology, the performance of the system on the Tigo headquarters will only be minimally impacted by shading throughout the day and be further boosted by…
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms that 2024 has started with strong solar growth, both in total capacity as in electricity generation. This is expected to continue for at least the next two to three years. Credit: Duke Energy In his last “Update energy infrastructure” (with data through January 31, 2024), FERC reports that solar was responsible for 2,527 GW of new generation capacity in the first month of this year – or 87.3% of total new generation capacity. That’s…
Renewco said the site could power around 18,000 homes, saving around 22,590 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. Image: Renewco Power. Renewco Power and development partner Locogen today (April 23) announced that planning permission has been granted for a new solar and battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. The £50 million project, called Glenniston Solar Farm, was given the green light after a detailed consultation period with the local community and experts in several municipalities. The storage location for solar energy and co-located batteries will have a generation capacity of 39MW. Clara Thompson, senior developer at Renewco, commented: “This is…
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have harnessed the power of a commercial quantum computer to identify a molecular candidate for developing more efficient solar cells. This groundbreaking research not only demonstrates the potential of quantum computing for scientific applications, but also has promising implications for the future of solar energy.The research was conducted against the backdrop of industrial studies showing that conventional solar cells have a theoretical maximum efficiency of about 33%.The ORNL team focused on singlet fissiona process in which a single photon of light absorbed by a molecule generates two excited states,…
In the latest round of the UK’s renewable energy support programme, solar has acquired almost 2 GW of new capacity. Gareth Simkins examines the winning projects and looks ahead to assess how solar is likely to fare in future rounds. A total of 56 ground-mounted solar projects have received support in the latest round of UK contractsfor Difference (CfDs) renewable energy support scheme in November. According to government figures from September 8, the total capacity of allocation round 5 (AR5) amounts to 1,928 MW. Given that Solar Media estimates that national capacity, both ground and rooftop, will reach 17.6 GW…
Perdiswell Liesure Center will install roof-mounted solar with government funding. Image: Nottingham City Council Worcester City Council has been awarded £195,000 from the UK Government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund (SPSF) to add solar panels to the roof of Perdiswell Leisure Centre. The panels will be installed by March 2025 alongside a unit that will use the excess energy produced during the summer months to heat water for showers, fans that will recirculate warm air to reduce heating demand, and an energy efficient water recovery system that reuses and reuses water. The council received a further £59,750 from the SPSF on…