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Lightsource bp | February 01, 2021

Lightsource bp today reported that it has gone into a virtual force buy understanding (VPPA) with Verizon Communications Inc. that will empower development of another 152.5 megawatt ac solar farm in Indiana, facilitating Verizon's objective of being carbon unbiased in its activities (scope 1 and 2) by 2035. The Bellflower solar farm, situated around 40 miles east of Indianapolis in Henry and Rush Counties, is required to get operational in 2022. “Through t...

Solar+Storage, Energy

ELM Companies | October 12, 2023

Creighton University's Graves Hall, located on its Omaha campus, stands as the pioneering North American facility to deploy VirtuHOT HD, an advanced solar thermal collector developed by Naked Energy and installed by ELM Solar, an ELM Companies subsidiary and Naked Energy's North American distributor. This innovative technology substantially reduces water heating expenses while bolsteri...

Energy, Industry Updates

Businesswire | May 10, 2023

Apex Clean Energy and Powin LLC a global energy storage platform provider, announced two new battery storage projects in Texas. Apex developed and will construct, own, and operate the projects; Powin is providing its Centipede™ Platform and StackOS™ battery management system. Angelo Storage, co-located with the 195 MW Angelo Solar Project, and Great Kiskadee Storage will each deliver 100MW/200 MWh of capacity to the Texas grid with a 2-hour battery duration. The batt...

United Launch Alliance | February 09, 2020

Just a year and a half after sending NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to study the Sun, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is ready to once again support a science mission on its way to the center of our solar system. The Solar Orbiter, a unique spacecraft jointly developed by NASA and the European Space Agency, will launch aboard a ULA Atlas V 411 booster, propelling it to the Sun to snap the first photos of its north and south poles. The Solar Orbiter will work in conjunction with NASA’s Parker Solar Probe...