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Insect Populations Flourish in the Restored Habitats of Solar Energy Facilities

January 29, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, argonne national laboratory, bees, bumblebees, clean power, enel green power, enel green power north america, Minnesota, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), pollinators, Solar energy, solar power plants, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:01:09 +0000

Two solar facilities built on rehabilitated agricultural land were restored with native plants. Argonne researchers observed pollinators thrive. Bumblebees buzz … [continued]

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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom To Be 80% Powered By Solar Carport

December 13, 2019 admin air quality, bee sanctuary, borrego, borrego solar, borrego solar systems, bumblebees, butterflies, California, clean power, clean transport, climate change, co2 emissions, concentrating solar power, disney solar, Disney World, disney world solar, disneyland, electric cars, endangered species, energy efficiency, ev charging, ev charging stations, events, grid, HEALTH, investment, press releases, renewable energy standards, rooftop solar, six flags, six flags discovery kingdom, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power plants, solar records, spower, walt disney carbon price, walt disney world, walt disney world resort, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 22:48:54 +0000

Borrego Solar Systems and sPower worked with the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom this year to manifest the first theme park on the West Coast powered by solar energy. In this case, the solar will account for 80% of the park’s energy usage. One difference in this theme park’s solar installation from other similar installations is that it will be powered by one of the most substantial solar carport installations in the country