Alternative Energy
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Press Releases
Toyota Ventures Raises Another $300 Million to Expand Early-Stage Investments in Frontier Technology and Climate Solutions
Toyota Ventures, the early-stage venture capital arm of Toyota, announced two $150 million funds to expand its investments in startups developing disruptive technologies and business models at the forefront of innovation. The addition of the new funds, Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund II (TVFF II) and Toyota Ventures Climate Fund II (TVCF II), brings the firm’s total assets under management to over $800 million. Since…
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Green Tech
The first solar O-2-O platform (hahasmart.com) enables lower solar costs for homeowners and more business for small solar contractors
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — After two and half years R&D, privately-funded solar tech startup HahaSmart launches solar O2O (online-to-offline) platform (www.hahasmart.com) that gives homeowners the ability to design a home solar system, receive an accurate detailed price list within 2-3 minutes, and purchase a home solar system at a lower price. Unlike most solar software companies, the HahaSmart platform…
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Press Releases
Duke Energy Florida announces new solar power plant in Columbia County
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Duke Energy Florida today announced the location of its newest universal solar power plant, which will provide cleaner, smarter energy solutions to benefit its Florida customers. The Columbia Solar Power Plant will be built on 580 acres in Fort White (Columbia County) Fla., off of Fry Road. The 74.9-megawatt (MW) plant will consist…
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McCarthy Building Companies Breaks Ground on New 20 MW Silicon Ranch Project in Alabama
PHOENIX (July 16, 2018) – McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has begun construction on the 20 MW Cumberland Solar Project in Elmont, Ala., located on 130 acres approximately 20 miles northwest of Huntsville. Silicon Ranch, one of the nation’s largest independent solar power producers, selected McCarthy’s Phoenix-based Renewable Energy team as the Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) contractor. McCarthy is responsible for the design, procurement,…
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