Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., partnered with Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC) to open what is said to be the largest stand-alone solar-powered poultry house to be operated completely off the grid.

Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., now obtains half of its global electricity supply from renewable sources, putting the company on course to meet its RE100 commitment of using only renewable electricity across all global operations by 2030.

Solect Energy, a Hopkinton, Mass.-based commercial-scale developer of solar energy systems, announced plans to launch an energy storage division.

Challenge Dairy Products Inc., a Dublin, Calif.-based dairy foodservice producer, is said to be the first to deliver products via a solar-powered, zero-emissions, commercial-use transport refrigeration unit (TRU), powered by Rayfrigeration, Dublin, Calif.

concept by US corp., Pompano Beach, Fla., introduced what is said to be the first on-the-market, complete and fully integrated UL-certified scalable solar energy storage system with built-in battery storage.

AvaLAN Wireless, Madison, Ala., celebrates the Internet of Things (IoT) Day with the launch of new remote solar power kits, designed for applications where power is needed but unavailable.

United States Cold Storage (USCS), Voorhees, N.J., announced plans to install a 2.7 megawatt ground-based solar array at its Lumberton, N.C., refrigerated warehouse.

Sierra Pacific Warehouse Group (SPWG) opened what is said to be one of the largest rooftop solar arrays in Patterson, Calif.

The Tofurky Co., Hood River, Ore., opened a new LEED Platinum manufacturing plant on the waterfront in Hood River, Ore.