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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The BLM announced that the Arlington Solar Energy Center is now fully operational. It will have enough energy to power 110,000 homes a year.

Clean energy project on BLM-managed public lands in California goes operational

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The Bureau of Land Management today announced the Arlington Solar Energy Center in Riverside County is now fully operational. The facility will generate up to 364 megawatts, enough energy to power 110,000 homes a year, and will include 242 megawatts of battery energy storage.

“The completion of the Arlington Solar Energy Center represents another major step forward in the Bureau’s efforts to meet President Biden’s goal of lower costs for families and creating a clean energy, carbon-free future,” said California Desert District Manager Shelly Lynch.

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Amazon announced its first renewable energy project in Michigan: a new 85MW solar farm to be built in Van Buren County’s Lawrence Township.

Amazon announces its first Michigan solar farm project

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Amazon is entering the Michigan solar farming business.

Amazon, the world-famous online retailer, has announced its first renewable energy project in Michigan: a new 85-megawatt solar farm to be built in Van Buren County’s Lawrence Township, the company said on Monday, Nov. 13.

The Southwest Michigan solar project will help power Amazon’s local operations, including Amazon fulfilment centers, sorting centers and delivery stations, while also providing new sources of clean power to local communities where the projects are located, the Seattle-based company said in a news release.

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Source: M LIVE

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The Diocese of San Joaquin and its 21 faith communities in Central Valley & Sierra Nevada are close to achieving their renewable energy goal.

Diocese of San Joaquin nears its renewable energy goal

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The Diocese of San Joaquin and its 21 faith communities in California’s Central Valley and Sierra Nevada are close to achieving a key renewable energy goal: In the next month or two, the diocese’s final solar panel installations are expected to go online. With that flip of a switch, an estimated 95% of diocesan energy use will be independent of fossil fuels.

“This is certainly about economics,” Bishop David Rice told Episcopal News Service. Beyond saving money, the diocese also sees its mission as being good stewards of God’s creation, and it is “endeavoring to help the rest of The Episcopal Church come to a similar place.”

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Source: Episcopal News Service

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Secretary Deb Haaland announced that the Interior Department is advancing 15 onshore renewable energy projects across the West.

Interior Department advances 15 onshore clean energy projects

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During remarks at the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Interior Department is advancing 15 onshore renewable energy projects across the West. The Bureau of Land Management is making progress across several states, including achieving full operational status for two solar and battery storage projects in California, permitting milestones for transmission lines proposed across Arizona, Nevada and Utah, next steps for geothermal energy development in Nevada, and progress on environmental reviews for seven solar projects proposed in Nevada and a solar and battery storage project in Arizona.

Together, these projects represent continued momentum from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda – a key pillar of Bidenomics – which is working to accelerate transmission buildout to lower consumers’ energy costs, prevent power outages in the face of extreme weather, create good-paying union jobs, tackle the climate crisis, advance the goals of clean air and environmental justice for all, and achieve the President’s goal of a 100% clean electricity grid by 2035.

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Source: US DOI

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The Oberon Solar Project and the Arlington Solar Energy Center, both in eastern Riverside County, are both fully operational, according to the press release

Two major solar energy projects in Riverside County are fully operational

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Two major solar energy projects in eastern Riverside County are now fully operational, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced on Monday.

The Riverside County projects are two of 15 onshore clean energy projects that Haaland touted progress on during remarks at the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting on Monday, according to a press release from the Department of the Interior.

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Source: Desert Sun

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Six Flags Magic Mountain announced that they will be breaking ground on a new 12.37MW solar carport & energy storage system n CA.

Six Flags Magic Mountain announces groundbreaking of California’s largest solar energy project

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The Golden State’s largest solar energy project is now located in the Thrill Capital of the World.

Six Flags Magic Mountain announced Wednesday that they will be breaking ground on a new 12.37-megawatt solar carport and energy storage system.

The Six Flags Magic Mountain project is the largest single-site commercial renewable energy project in all of California, according to an official release from the theme park.

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Source: KTLA 5

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Neoen and Alight have started building the 100MW Hultsfred solar farm in Sweden, which will purportedly be the country’s largest solar installation upon completion.

Construction starts on Sweden’s largest solar farm

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Neoen, a French-based independent power producer (IPP), and Alight, a Sweden-based solar developer and IPP, said this morning that they have started construction on their jointly developed and owned 100 MW Hultsfred solar PV project in Småland, Sweden.

The companies said in a press release that Bouygues Energies & Services and Solkompaniet will lead the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the Nordic project. The project will feature low-carbon PV panels surrounding the Hultsfred airport runway, connecting to utility E.ON, with the CEO of E.ON Energidistribution noting its significance for southern Sweden’s electricity supply.

The developers aim to make the project operational by 2025, with 95% of the energy sold to H&M Group through a long-term power purchase agreement, supporting the retailer’s renewable energy goals. The specific use of the energy remains unspecified.

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Source: PV Magazine

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