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June 16, 2023 / Solar Research

Lightsource bp’s 152.5MW solar farm in Indiana helping reduce Verizon’s carbon footprint while contributing to leading pollinator habitat research

Lightsource bp has announced commercial operation of its 152.5 megawatt ac / 173 megawatt dc Bellflower Solar project, located about 40...
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September 27, 2022 / Solar Research

New Journal Article Published on Agrivoltaic Systems

Agrivoltaics can optimize the land use efficiency of solar energy by co-locating these sites of renewable energy development with other...
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September 27, 2022 / Solar Research

UI’s Solar Farm 2.0 now a hotbed for new research

 The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s two solar farms have become a key part of campus’ clean energy supply. But the...
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August 2, 2022 / Solar Research

National Grid Renewables announces commercial operation of 200 MW Prairie Wolf solar project in Illinois

Minneapolis, MN (December 17, 2021) – Today, National Grid Renewables announced the start of commercial operation for its Prairie Wolf...
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August 2, 2022

Solar Farm 2.0 Project Description

Solar Farm 2.0 is a 54-acre, 12.32 megawatt (MWdc) solar array on the South Farms of the  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign....
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August 2, 2022

Point Beach Solar Energy Center dedicated in Manitowoc County (WI)

A new facility, which uses the power of the sun to create electricity, is officially open for business. The Point...
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August 2, 2022

With agrivoltaics, solar sites harvest more than just clean energy

Agriculture and clean energy have something in common: The best land for harvesting crops also happens to be the best...
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August 2, 2022

EDPR completes construction of Riverstart, Indiana’s largest solar farm

EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), the world's fourth largest renewable energy producer, through its subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, has...
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June 21, 2022

Year 1 Project Update

In the first year of the project, the PHASE team commenced ecological and PV performance fieldwork at five large-scale solar...
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June 21, 2022

Researching the benefits of pollinator conservation at Bellflower Solar

Lightsource bp’s 173MW Bellflower Solar project will produce clean energy and promote biodiversity while contributing to emerging academic research on the co-location...
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