Among the $14 million in U.S. Department of Energy grants awarded this week to researchers to study how solar projects affect wildlife, is a study that will focus on such projects in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas. The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville received a $1.3 million grant to study large-scale solar facilities and how …
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Firm creates solar power for EV chargers
If solar energy can be used to charge electric fences used by farmers, why not the same process for EV chargers but on a larger scale? A company based in Olathe, Kansas has come up with what it calls the “first truly green energy charging” plan reported KCTV news in Kansas City. Click here …
Entergy to create largest solar project in Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas, the utility that gets some of its electricity from Oklahoma wind power is moving ahead with the biggest solar energy project in Arkansas. It’s planning a new 250-megawatt project covering nearly 2,100 acres near Osceola in Mississippi County, a project that will provide power to more than 40,000 homes according to Arkansas …
Iowa county might delay more solar energy projects for a year
The second most-populated county in Iowa is considering a year-long delay of allowing any more large solar energy projects. Cedar Rapids is the county seat where county supervisors are being urged to adopt a 12-month moratorium reported The Gazette. Click here for The Gazette
Proposed largest solar farm in Kansas faces opposition
Plans by NextEra Energy Resources to build a 2,000 acre solar farm in eastern Kansas—the state’s largest—have run into growing opposition by neighbors of the proposed site. The West Gardner Solar Project would generate 320 megawatts, enough to power thousands of homes and businesses. KCUR radio, an NPR affiliate interviewed some of them. Click here for …
Enverus expands with acquisition of Spanish solar firm
Enverus, the Austin, Texas-based energy SaaS company, announced it has acquired Madrid-based RatedPower, a SaaS company developing solutions that automate and optimize the feasibility study, analysis, design and engineering of solar power plants and electrical infrastructure to maximize the potential of photovoltaic (PV) plants and reduce their Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). Enverus currently serves …
OKC’s FAA Center to feature huge solar panel project
The FAA’s largest solar project to date is coming to the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City. The clean electricity generated from the solar panels on FAA property will help serve the Center’s power needs. “This project captures the area’s abundant sunshine, will save valuable taxpayer dollars and will help build a more sustainable aviation …
Solar fight underway in eastern Iowa’s corn country
An eastern county in Iowa is considering standing up and opposing large-scale solar operations, a sign that not everyone is racing to adopt renewable energy on a wholesale basis. The consideration of putting severe restrictions on such energy production in Scott County arose after one farmer wanted to allow Alliant Energy to erect solar …
Other energy headlines
** U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday urged China to resume bilateral talks to avert a global warming crisis, and called on world leaders to speed up their energy transition away from fossil fuels. ** The US is on track to hit ambitious emissions-reduction goals following recent climate legislation that encourages investment in green technology, Treasury …
Amazon shut down solar rooftops following fires
Amazon confirmed it temporarily shut down rooftop solar panels on its nationwide fulfillment centers like the one in Oklahoma City with more than 11,000 solar panels. The shutdown came after fires occurred at some of the centers in other parts of the U.S. The Oklahoma City center, with 2 million square feet of operating …