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PG&E, California’s largest utility, just brought its first renewable remote grid online, in a nature preserve in Sonoma County.

California’s PG&E just deployed its first renewable remote grid

PG&E, California’s largest utility, just brought its first renewable remote grid online, in a nature preserve in Sonoma County.

The fully renewable remote grid at Pepperwood Preserve replaces 0.7 miles of overhead distribution line, eliminating wildfire risk from overhead power lines.

Throughout PG&E’s 70,000-square-mile service area, remote customers are served via long electric distribution lines that traverse high fire-risk areas. Replacing these distribution lines with a remote grid can cost-effectively meet customer needs and reduce fire ignition risk.

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Source: electrek

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The only known rice mill in Florida will now be using a 900-panel solar array and a Tesla Megapack battery to power its operations.

Florida’s only rice mill turns to solar power

The Sem Chi Rice Mill in Belle Glade, Florida, US, which is owned by Florida Crystals Corp. and is the only known rice mill in the state, will now be using a 900-panel solar array and a Tesla Megapack battery to power its operations.

According to the company, the solar array and utility-scale Tesla battery will work together in tandem, meaning the panels will power the rice mill and charge the battery during the day for later use after dark. As part of the first phase of a larger solar project, these joint energy sources will power one of the rice mill’s two electrical meters and supply approximately 20% of the facility’s total energy needs, reducing an estimated 250 tonnes of carbon annually in the process. Not only does the Megapack remove the need for industrial-sized diesel generators, which are temporarily installed after hurricanes, but also it makes the rice mill the first in the state of Florida to use the battery in operation.

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Source: World Grain

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Auckland Airport plans to power up its roofs with the country’s largest rooftop solar array on its new Mānawa Bay outlet centre.

Auckland Airport to build giant rooftop solar array

Auckland Airport plans to power up its roofs with the country’s largest rooftop solar array on its new Mānawa Bay outlet centre.

The array on the 35,000m² building under construction to the north-east of the airport precinct, would generate 2.3 megawatts of electricity. That was enough to meet the equivalent of 80% of the 100-store mall’s power usage when it opened next year, chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui​ said.

The $300 million transport hub under construction opposite the international terminal would support another solar array of 1.2MW on its 14,000m² roof, enough to power the attached office building and electric vehicle charging stations within the car park, she said.

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Source: Stuff

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Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) said that it has installed a 3.5-MW ground-mount solar array at its manufacturing facility in Madera, California

Packaging maker Sealed Air adds solar to California plant

US packaging producer Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) said today it has installed a 3.5-MW ground-mount solar array at its manufacturing facility in Madera, California in partnership with TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTE).

The company invested USD 9 million (EUR 9.1m) in the solar farm, which is coupled with a 770-kW/3,080 kWh battery and is now powering the plant producing its BUBBLE WRAP brand packaging and other products. SEE partnered with TotalEnergies to design and install the project. The French energy group recently acquired the industrial and commercial solar operations of SunPower Corp (NASDAQ:SPWR).

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Source: Renewables Now

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The installation is the largest floating solar power plant in the US Southeast located in Fort Bragg, North Carolina

US Army deploys its first floating solar array

Floating solar had a moment in the spotlight over the weekend when the US Army unveiled a new solar plant sitting atop the Big Muddy Lake at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. It’s the first floating solar array deployed by the Department of Defense, and it’s part of a growing current of support in the US for “floatovoltaics.”

The army says its goal is to boost clean energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and give the nearby training facility a source of backup energy during power outages. The panels will be able to generate about one megawatt of electricity, which can typically power about 190 homes.

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Source: The Verge

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Repairing a solar array in space

Here on Earth, solar power is one of the ultimate sources of off-grid electricity. Unless you’re in the far north and don’t get sunlight half the year or you’re somewhere that’s frequently cloudy, it’s a very dependable source of electricity that can be used to charge batteries and power everything from a phone, to a small refrigerator ice chest, to a whole house or EV. So, it’s a great alternative.

In space, you have less of a choice. Even as close to earth as the International Space Station or China’s Tiangong Space Station, you can’t exactly drive to town to get more fuel for your trusty Honda generator. Not only are you always at least 250 miles from the nearest town, but getting things into earth orbit takes a lot of energy. Even if your old lawnmower-engined generator could work in space (it can’t run without oxygen), bringing fuel for the thing would be prohibitively expensive.

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Source: Clean Technica

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City of Sierra Madre hosts ribbon cutting ceremony for solar array project

On Jan. 27, the City of Sierra Madre broke ground on the Sierra Madre Solar Array Project, and on April 22 – also known as Earth Day — they completed the project and hosted the official ribbon cutting ceremony.

The project, located at 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., contains a 554.58 kilowatt (kW) solar ground-mounted system and a 111 kW battery energy storage system (BESS). The solar panels are located on approximately two acres of city-owned property.

The solar array utilizes anti-reflective technology to reduce reflection and convert sunlight directly into electricity. The project is estimated to generate 948,332 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy, which will offset approximately 38% of the energy to the city’s water department facility, which pumps and distributes the city’s water supply.

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Source: HEY SOCAL

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