Origis Services chosen to manage O&M for 500-MW Texas solar project

Origis Services announced it was selected by Tokyo Gas America to manage the firm’s 500-MWAC Aktina Solar project in Wharton County, Texas. Located near the Houston load center, Aktina is slated to be brought online in blocks starting in…

New solar consortium says it will push CdTe thin-film efficiency to 30%

Various university, research and commercial solar companies involved with cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar panel manufacturing have formed the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Cadmium Telluride (US-MAC) photovoltaics consortium. Led…

QuickBOLT’s solar top mount receives Florida product approval

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation approved QuickBOLT‘s QB2, an over-the-shingle solar roof mount. With state product approval, installers submitting designs using the top-mounted QB2 can expect a streamlined…

Navisun establishes pollinator-friendly program with 3.8 MW of new Massachusetts solar

Navisun has completed two solar projects in Massachusetts for a total of 3.8 MW of solar power. These projects are among the first solar projects in the state to earn the new pollinator adder through Massachusetts’ SMART Program. Navisun…

Arrival Developing Electric Vehicles Without Assembly Line

“This is about getting the best, optimal delivery vehicle for us,” Mr. Wake said.Globally, UPS operates a fleet of about 120,000 vehicles, and around 13,000 of them use alternatives to diesel engines such as batteries.In addition to UPS,…

Climate Change Could Cut World Economy by $23 Trillion in 2050

WASHINGTON — Rising temperatures are likely to reduce global wealth significantly by 2050, as crop yields fall, disease spreads and rising seas consume coastal cities, a major insurance company warned Thursday, highlighting the consequences…

Biden’s Climate Summit Sets Up a Bigger Test of American Power

Now comes the hard part.President Biden’s summit meeting on climate change ended on Friday with the United States promising to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and help other countries do the same. But the real test will be Washington’s…

Halting the Vast Release of Methane Is Critical for Climate, U.N. Says

A landmark United Nations report is expected to declare that reducing emissions of methane, the main component of natural gas, will need to play a far more vital role in warding off the worst effects of climate change.The global methane assessment,…

U.S. Is Under Pressure to Release Vaccine Supplies as India Faces Deadly Surge

Biden administration officials are coming under increasing pressure to lift restrictions on exports of supplies that vaccine makers in India say they need to expand production amid a devastating surge in Covid-19 deaths there.Funeral pyres…

Energix, RP Construction Services partner to complete over 90 MW of solar tracker projects in the U.S.

Monterey, CALIF., April 20, 2021 (Solar Business Hub) — RP Construction Services, Inc. (RPCS) has partnered with Energix US, LLC for the installation of solar trackers at three of Energix’s solar projects, and intends to collaborate on…