Remove Colorado Remove Installation Remove Solar
article thumbnail

EGEB: A Colorado steel mill is now the world’s first to run almost entirely on solar

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Bighorn Solar is now powering a Colorado steel mill almost entirely with solar. sonnen and Rocky Mountain Power pioneer a new battery storage and solar program. Shell’s solar platform Silicon Ranch acquires Clearloop.

Colorado 144
article thumbnail

Study: US Department of Defense could generate 7GW of solar power on 4 bases in California desert

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Defense (DoD) could generate 7000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy—roughly equivalent to the output of seven nuclear power plants—on four military bases located in the California desert, according to a study recently released by DoD’s Office of Installations and Environment.

Solar 225
article thumbnail

PGE and SunRun Create $100M Home Solar Financing Fund

Green Car Congress

a provider of home solar financing, announced a $100-million tax equity project financing agreement to fund SunRun’s installation of more than 3,500 new home solar installations across the nation. SunRun offers home solar power without high upfront costs through power purchase agreements (PPAs) and solar leases.

Financing 170
article thumbnail

Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

Green Car Congress

Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. In select markets within Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Arcadia’s platform connects qualifying customers to community solar projects in their area.

Audi 397
article thumbnail

DOE to invest up to $7M to support early-stage solar technologies

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $7 million in total funding through DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support the development and commercialization of emerging solar energy technologies. This is the fourth installment of the successful PV Incubator program. Stion, San Jose, Calif.,

San Jose 199
article thumbnail

Lightning Systems converting 35-foot diesel buses to battery-electrics in Boulder; cost-effective electrification

Green Car Congress

Via Mobility Services, a local nonprofit social enterprise, operates Boulder’s HOP transit route, a high-frequency shuttle service serving Boulder hotspots like the University of Colorado campus and Downtown Boulder. The long-term plan is that we’ll be able to fuel the vehicles with the solar energy that’s collected at Via’s site.

Convert 320
article thumbnail

Ford MyEnergi Lifestyle adds home energy storage

Green Car Congress

MyEnergi Lifestyle, a Ford Motor Company collaboration with Eaton, Infineon, SunPower and Whirlpool, retrofitted the homes of two families with energy-efficient appliances and solar panels, as well as providing the families with their own Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle.