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The Bird Control Group’s autonomous laser system reduces bird populations from inhabiting specific areas by more than 70%. In many cases, bird activity was reduced by more than 99%.

The solar real estate investment fund, which leases solar sites from landowners, closed the deal with Nuveen.

Kiewit Power Constructors will serve as the project’s EPC partner, IHI Terrasun Solutions will serve as the battery integrator, and the project will use Maxeon Solar Technologies’ high efficiency bifacial solar modules.

Mitrex solar facades are being installed on a 7000 square feet area on a building in Canada, producing an estimated 90,000 kWh of power annually.

Also on the rise: Duke Energy’s 250MW Pisgah Ridge solar project finds offtaker in major US retailer. Coal company Peabody launches joint venture to develop solar in mining country. The Electrip by Letenda is a 30-foot bus with Cummins batteries and nearly 300kWh onboard. Lawrence Berkeley report outlines shifts in demographics of US residential solar adopters.

Midwest US retailer and grocer Meijer, along with two other corporate offtakers, will purchase a portion of the 250MW Pisgah Ridge solar project’s generation in pursuit of 50% renewable operations by 2025.

The Electrip by Letenda is a 30-foot bus with Cummins batteries and nearly 300kWh onboard.

In a joint venture with Riverstone Credit Partners and Summit Partners Credit Advisors, R3 Renewables plans to develop over 3.3GW of solar PV and 1.6GW of battery storage capacity over the next five years.

Less affluent households are adopting residential solar but higher incomes found among solar-plus-storage users.

The technology promises lower LCOE, drastic reductions in project costs, and reduced shipping costs, yet availability issues and the variance in form factors have contributed to limited field usage thus far.