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J-POWER USA Converting Retired Coal Plant into Solar+Storage Project

J-POWER USA Development Co. Ltd., a company that acquires, develops, finances and operates power generation facilities in North America, and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC have agreed to jointly pursue the development of Birchwood Solar, a 50 MW AC solar plant, and Birchwood Storage, a 190 MW AC energy storage facility, […]

Eaton launches its Buildings as a Grid approach to energy transition and acquires EV charging company Green Motion

Written on {{ “2021-04-05T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-04-05T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Power management company Eaton is launching a comprehensive suite of hardware, software and services that can transform buildings into energy hubs that extract maximum benefit from on-site renewable generation. Its ‘Buildings as a Grid’ approach to energy transition and […]

Leeward Renewable Energy Acquires Development Platform from First Solar

Leeward Renewable Energy LLC, a renewable energy company and portfolio company of OMERS Infrastructure, has closed the previously announced acquisition of a utility-scale solar project platform – of approximately 10 GW AC – from First Solar Inc. The project development platform includes 773 MW AC of projects that are expected to commence construction in the […]

Reputation acquires Nuvi to add social listening, visualization to its CX platform

Reputation said it will acquire social customer experience management provider Nuvi to add social listening to its platform. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Digital CX: COVID crisis highlights need for greater empathy and personalization | Digital CX: Customer Experience Now More Than Ever Nuvi, based in Lehi, Utah, will add another pillar to Reputation’s platform, which […]

Speaking the Language of Manufacturing Engineers

Manufacturers of highly configurable products want to maximize engineering resources. By capturing knowledge and decision-making, the newest best-in-class engineering automation software speeds development of subsequent design iterations. Speaking the Language of Manufacturing Engineers Scott Heide, Founder, CEO, | Engineering Intent The questions accompanying product design are many and there are no easy answers. Automation offers […]

New PaPIRs “Flat Square Type” from Panasonic Industry as elegant sensor option for unobtrusive product designs

smartbuildingmag.com 05 {{ “2021-04-05T00:00:00+00:00” | date “MMM” }} ’21 Written on {{ “2021-04-05T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-04-05T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS News Modern product and application engineering is supposed to wrap next-gen functionality in elegant and unobtrusive designs. This applies to a whole range of electronic devices – from […]

Rosendin kicks off construction on 500-MW Texas solar project

In southeastern Texas surrounded by farmland, Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Group (REG) has begun building the largest solar power project in the state. The Aktina Renewable Power Project calls for the installation of 1.4 million solar modules across 4,000 acres in Wharton County, located outside the Houston Metro area. Rosendin, one of the nation’s largest employee-owned […]

The new business operating model in the next normal

A decentralized company that is globally and intelligently connected, one whose employees can work from anywhere, whose customers and partners can succeed from anywhere, and whose definition of success includes all its stakeholders, is a boundless company.  A boundless company means boundless access to talent, boundless inclusivity and equality, a boundless platform for innovation, boundless […]