As the Ivanpah project nears completion, the team continues to move full steam ahead. During the months of February, March and April, more than 1,250 construction workers advanced the project to more than 92 percent complete! To date, more than 153,990 of the project’s total 173,500 heliostats have been installed. In April, the Ivanpah team
Program Helps Colorado Go Solar And Save Money
May 21, 2013 : 0 Comments
REC Solar, a solar electric system design and installation company, has completed a 500-kW community solar project in Boulder, Colorado. The Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array is the first community solar project completed under Xcel Energy’s Solar Rewards Community program, under which any utility ratepayer can directly purchase energy from a “solar garden” and immediately
Cleaning Services Allow Maintenance Without Outage
May 15, 2013 : 0 Comments
S&C Electric Company offers of CO2 cleaning services for energized electrical equipment. The cleaning services allow utilities and customers who operate their own power systems to clean power equipment up to 34.5 kV without having to plan an outage. This innovative new service further expands S&C’s asset management portfolio for medium-voltage power systems. S&C’s CO2
Two Large Solar Projects Completed In Massachusetts
May 13, 2013 : 0 Comments
Canadian Solar Inc., Duke Energy Renewables, Integrys Energy Services and Community Energy Solar have completed two 1-MW AC solar power projects in Sterling, Massachusetts. “These projects stand to have a significant impact on the Town of Sterling, highlighting how a solar installation can support a community by providing benefits on multiple levels, in addition to
Repurposed Ground-Mount Fits Fine For Seattle Solar
May 10, 2013 : 0 Comments
The Bullitt Center in Seattle, WA had its grand opening on Earth Day, April 22. The six-story, 50,000-sq-ft office building includes many sustainable features including a refurbished solar installation. HatiCon Solar, which provided racking and mounting for the solar array, worked closely with NW Wind and Solar on the project. The companies developed a building integrated PV ground-mount system refurbished
Unusual Solar Installation In A Stormwater Detention Basin
May 8, 2013 : 1 Comment
The term “solar array” usually conjures up an image of a large, flat open space — or alternately, perhaps a rooftop. But a recently completed solar project in New Jersey has a more unusual setting, and much of the success of project had to do with the adaptability of Solar FlexRack and the ingenuity of
ABB To Power Africa’s Largest Solar Plants
May 2, 2013 : 0 Comments
ABB has won an order worth around $25 million to supply electrical and control systems for a new 75 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The order was booked in the first quarter. Owned by WBHO, a leading South African construction company, and Building Energy, an Italian
127-MW AV Solar II Project Opens In Arizona
May 1, 2013 : 0 Comments
Kyocera Solar Inc. today joined LS Power and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to officially open the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AV Solar II) utility-scale installation in southwest Arizona. Kyocera is providing 25* megawatts (MW) of solar modules for the 127MW photovoltaic (PV) installation; all Kyocera modules included in the project were U.S.-made. Block 1
Farmland Solar: 6 Topics To Think About
April 26, 2013 : 0 Comments
Ryan Park, director of business development at REC Solar, offers advice on issues surrounding solar installations on farmland: Permitting: “Many times, farms have a permit to perform commercial duties, even if it’s zoned agricultural. One of the reasons we’ve been successful working with farmers who have operations is because they usually have some empty space
SPW Exclusive: Don’t Let These Five Pitfalls Derail Your Solar Deal
By Conor McKenna, SPW Contributor You hear this story pretty regularly in the U.S. market: a solar sponsor develops a ‘good’ project with all the necessary boxes checked: Site control, a signed PPA, an interconnection agreement and permits well under way. The developer has found a buyer at a given acceptable price, and the developer