On November 1st and 2nd, Inovateus team members, T.J. Kanczuzewski, Danny Nussbaum, Nathan Vogel, Cidney Fulton, Ashley Brickley and I had the pleasure to attend the 2019 Innovation Summit: The Power of Nature, which was hosted by Geoversity at Harvard University. Our CEO, T.J. Kanczuzewski, also serves as the CEO for Geoversity and has coordinated a joint effort between the …
Iowa, Center of the Country, and the Sustainability Movement As 2019 draws to a close, the year marks a pivotal time of on-going growth for the team here at Inovateus Solar. Our team has been fine-tuning our sustainability actions, both in terms of expanding the sustainable services we offer our customers and implementing new initiatives into our internal operations. Inovateus …
SPI 2019 Wrap-Up With the weather shifting to cooler temperatures, leafs changing from summer colors into autumn, and nearly every beverage under the sun now offered in a pumpkin variety, we all know what time of year is upon us: It’s time for Inovateus Solar’s 2019 Solar Power International Wrap-up! Last week in Salt Lake City, Utah, a group of …
The U.S. solar industry is preparing once again for the phase down of the 30% investment tax credit. This federal policy, implemented by the Bush Administration in 2006, is perhaps the most important piece of clean energy legislation currently in place. Congress wanted to give solar and wind a boost to compete with the subsidies of the fossil fuel industry. …
Last October we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Inovateus Solar with team members, partners, customers and family in downtown South Bend, Indiana. At the event, I was asked about what I’ve been most proud of regarding our team’s accomplishments over the years. After reflecting for a moment, my answer was centered around our dedication to educate and engage with prospective …
Last week we launched our stewardship team (codenamed “Project Green Rock”) and had our first ever meeting, focusing on stewardship and sustainable practices. The stewardship team has the passion to help lead the charge in promoting sustainability in our own operations, amongst our partners and the renewable energy industry. Everyone on the team has been hand selected due to their …
Mixed-Use Redevelopment in Indiana at the Continental Steel Superfund Site in Kokomo, Indiana Source: Case Study provided by United States Environmental Protection Agency In Indiana, Kokomo city government led the successful redevelopment of the Continental Steel Superfund site. Once an abandoned steel manufacturing plant, the site now serves as an excellent model of mixed-use redevelopment supporting recreational soccer facilities, solar …
I had the exciting opportunity to attend this year’s MIT Energy Conference, which focuses on transformational technologies in the energy industry, alongside my thesis partner, Austin Fry. Austin and myself are graduate students in the ESTEEM program at Notre Dame, and are working with Inovateus Solar as part of our thesis project to create a fund that invests in renewable …
I recently had the opportunity to return to the Republic of Panama to participate in the 2nd year of The Nature of Business, a Geoversity executive program on January 30th through February 4th with an amazing group. Before the program began, I spent a long weekend in the Mamoni Valley Preserve in the jungles of Panama northeast of Panama City. …
MiEIBC Solar 101 Luncheon connects Michigan lawmakers with solar industry Michigan, a state perhaps best-known for its auto manufacturing, has recently garnered significant attention for its attractiveness to the solar industry. Two of Inovateus’ flagship projects are in Michigan; our 250-acre solar farm for DTE and the Spartan 1 solar carport project for Michigan State University (the largest carport in …
With the holiday season upon us and the new year just around the corner, I’d like to reflect on some of the highlights for Inovateus Solar in 2017. Certainly, completing the 58MWDC Lapeer, Michigan, solar farms for DTE Energy was the event of the year for us, as it is the largest solar construction project we’ve managed to date. Not …
Did you know that almost 5500 K-12 schools have gone solar in the U.S.? And that nearly two-thirds of those schools have seen their solar installed just over the last five years? Or that there’s “tremendous untapped potential among the majority of our schools still without solar” to go solar? These facts and much more are part of the findings …
