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Solar - July 5, 2018

IRS guidance lifts solar development

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on a 2015 law establishing an investment tax credit (ITC), to clarify that solar developers who invest at least 5% of the total expected installation cost of a project by the end of 2019 will qualify for a 30% ITC.

July 4, 2018

Port of Los Angeles microgrid nears completion

The Green Omni Terminal Demonstration Project, a $27 million microgrid and distributed clean energy project at the Port of Los Angeles is now 60% complete. The project, the first of its type in Los Angeles to include solar and energy storage, is expected to be finished in the fall.

July 3, 2018

Amazon buys e-vans from Mercedes-Benz

Amazon has purchased a fleet of 100 all-electric vans from Mercedes-Benz for use in Germany. The model chosen was the eVito, a mid-size van with a 41.4 kWh battery pack for a range of approximately 150 km or 93 miles.

Solar - July 3, 2018

Goldman Sachs buys 204 MW solar portfolio

Goldman Sachs Asset Management signed a PPA for a 204 MW-portfolio of solar energy projects from Marina Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Jersey Energy (SJI).

GHG Emissions - July 2, 2018

Report: Renewable Heating and Cooling for Industrial Applications

As part of an effort to increase options for corporates looking to use renewable energy sources to meet thermal energy needs, the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) released a report, Renewable Heating and Cooling for Industrial Applications: Guidance for Carbon Accounting.

Solar - July 2, 2018

Pro sports winning with solar

A growing number of professional sports facilities are installing solar to benefit both the environment and their bottom line.

Energy Efficiency - June 30, 2018

Weekend reads: U.S. EE falls behind; DHL's StreetScooter races ahead

It's the weekend! Kick back with these must-read energy stories from around the web:

June 29, 2018

Execs from Starbucks, Intuit, and Kingspan to headline October RE Sourcing Forum

Smart Energy Decisions has announced that executives from Starbucks, Intuit, and Kingspan will be featured keynote speakers at the Fall edition of SED’s Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum on October 1-3, 2018 at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Sourcing Renewables - June 29, 2018

Land O’Lakes launches barn-to-biogas

Land O'Lakes, Inc, the agricultural cooperative, is partnering with California Bioenergy, LLC to launch a collaboration to support the financing, installation, and management of on-farm methane digesters to generate renewable compressed natural gas ((R-CN") fuel in California.

Sourcing Renewables - June 28, 2018