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Georgia-Based Tribe Transportation Expands Fleet with 111 New Refrigerated Trailers

February 12, 2021
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Tribe Transportation is expanding its fleet with 111 new 53-foot trailers equipped with Carrier Transicold X4 7500 refrigeration units to help it meet demand in the fast-growing life sciences sector, which includes the transport of pharmaceutical products. The acquisition includes Carrier Transicold TRU-Mount solar panels, which help to maintain the charge of the refrigeration unit batteries. Additionally, Tribe acquired 100 Carrier Transicold ComfortPro diesel auxiliary power units (APUs) to help maintain cab climate control for its drivers.


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EDP Renewables, ConnectGen acquire first 3 solar projects

All three projects are scheduled to achieve substantial completion by the end of the fourth quarter of 2019.
December 18, 2019
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First Solar, Inc., Tempe, Ariz., in partnership with EDP Renewables, Houston, Texas, and ConnectGen, Houston, Texas, completed the acquisition of three projects with a total nameplate design of 278 megawatts (MW) in the United States.
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Jensen Meat installs solar-powered cells

The high-efficiency solar panels, manufactured by SunPower, are estimated to produce 43% of Jensen’s power.
November 13, 2019
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Jensen Meat installed solar-powered cells and an electric vehicle (EV) charging station at its Otay Mesa, Calif., headquarters manufacturing plant.
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Fifth Season builds 60,000-square-foot vertical farm

The company's 60,000-square-foot farm is said to set a new vertical agriculture standard for efficient, safe and sustainable production of pesticide-free leafy greens and herbs in urban communities.
September 30, 2019
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Fifth Season, Pittsburgh, Pa., announced plans for its first highly efficient, commercial-scale indoor vertical farm in Braddock, Pa., which will open in early 2020.
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Organic Valley becomes 100% renewably powered

These solar projects are part of the 32 MWdc Butter Solar Portfolio, which is owned and operated by BluEarth Renewables US, Canada.
August 5, 2019
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Organic Valley, La Farge, Wis., announced that the construction of three community solar projects totaling 12.67 MWdc is complete, making the cooperative what is said to be the largest food company in the world to be 100% renewably powered.
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Raymond partners with Binghamton University to create more sustainable warehouses

The storage demonstration project was designed to demonstrate why a behind-the-meter storage system and controllable forklift charging can be beneficial for warehouse owners and the utility grid.
July 2, 2019
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The Raymond Corp., Greene, N.Y., partnered with faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, N.Y., to develop and demonstrate a new energy storage process and solution for warehouse energy management.
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Tyson Foods, Auburn University to build first stand-alone solar-powered poultry house

The data and insights gleaned from this project will help in identifying sustainable practices and new forms of energy for the poultry industry at large.
June 6, 2019
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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.
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