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2019 Demag AC250-5 to Uplift CWI Crane & Rigging's Fleet

CWI Crane & Rigging has purchased a new 300 ton (272 t) capacity 2019 Demag AC250-5 from Empire Crane Company's New England branch. Owner Chet Chludenski had several reasons for choosing this model including its safety features, IC-1 Plus variable outrigger flexibility, and the Demag and Empire Crane product support teams....


E.ON Begins Work on Solar Project

E.ON has started construction on its West of the Pecos solar project, located in Reeves County, Texas, approximately 75 mi. southwest of Midland-Odessa. The 100 megawatt (MWac) project is expected to come online in December 2019 and consists of more than 350,000 photovoltaic panels built over a 670-acre area....


Google to Deploy 1.6M Solar Panels in Alabama, Tennessee

Internet giant Google announced Jan. 16 it plans to build a pair of large-scale solar energy farms to supply electricity to its new data centers in Tennessee and northern Alabama. Located in Hollywood, Ala., and Yum Yum, Tenn., the solar farms will be able to produce around 150 megawatts each, the company said in a blog post....


Sunworks Inc. Expands Addressable Market With New Projects in Mass., N.J.

Sunworks Inc., a provider of high-performance solar power solutions for agriculture, commercial, industrial (ACI), public works and residential markets, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to develop a 600kW roof mount and parking canopy project for a food manufacturer in New Jersey and a 700kW project for a self-storage facility in Massachusetts....


Officials Celebrate Construction Start of Largest Solar Plant in Georgia

Leaders representing the coalition of organizations contributing to the largest solar power plant in Georgia gathered Nov. 8, to celebrate start of construction. The ceremonial groundbreaking brought together state officials, Georgia Power, Georgia Public Service Commission, Twiggs County Commission, Origis Energy and First Solar, Inc....


Department of Energy Awards $140M Grant to Utah's EGI to Develop Energy Lab

Following a three-year, five-way competitive process, the U.S. Department of Energy has selected the Energy and Geosciences Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah to develop a geothermal laboratory near Milford, Utah....


Billion-Dollar Solar Project to Incorporate Batteries

Las Vegas and its surrounding area could soon see a new source of energy once a proposed $1 billion solar project has been completed. The Gemini solar project, spearheaded by Houston-based developer Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, will be one of the largest solar projects in the West, Bloomberg reported....


Foley Equipment Goes Solar

Foley Power Solutions, a division of Foley Equipment, recently completed a solar microgrid on the roof of the company's Kansas City facility. Foley Equipment is a proud provider of solar, microgrid and energy storage systems to customers throughout Kansas and northwest Missouri....


Omaha Public Power District Residents to Be Able to Buy Share of Solar Power

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Omaha Public Power District customers will soon be able to support the local production and use of solar power — at a cost. OPPD as early as next year will start selling shares of solar power to customers interested in using more renewable power, including those who lack the means to buy or lease their own solar panels....


California Will Require Solar Panels on Most New Homes in 2020

SACRAMENTO (AP) California moved a step closer to requiring solar panels on new homes and low-rise apartment buildings starting in 2020, the first such mandate nationwide and the state's latest step to curb greenhouse gas emissions....