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McCarthy Starts Construction on Leeward’s Rabbitbrush Solar Project

McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has been selected by Leeward Renewable Energy to be the EPC contractor (engineering. procurement and construction). This contract will allow Leeward Renewable Energy to build its Rabbitbrush Solar project. It is a 100MW facility with a 20 MW, 50MWh energy storage system. The project will include more than 415,000 First Solar

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Recurrent Energy Sells 150 MW AC Virginia Solar Project

Canadian Solar Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy LLC has completed a purchase and sale agreement with Appalachian Power for Recurrent’s Firefly Energy solar project, located in Pittsylvania County, Va. With a capacity of 150 MW AC, the Firefly project will be Appalachian Power’s largest solar energy acquisition to date and will help the utility meet

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NREL Project Investigates Wind Condition Impacts on Solar Power Structures

The instruments shown here are used to conduct high-resolution measurements at Nevada Solar One. Photo courtesy Shashank Yellapantula at NREL High wind loads can increase the structural design costs for concentrating solar power (CSP), collector structures such as parabolic troughs and heliostats. In a new two-year project, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work

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DOE researchers to study wind impacts on concentrating solar power technology

DOE researchers study wind impacts on concentrating sun power technology – Renewable Energy World Home News DOE researchers study wind effects on concentrating solar power technology Cookies are used to provide you with the best possible experience on our website. If you continue to use the site, we will assume you are satisfied with it.Ok

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