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Case study: Recycling success for Indiana solar construction site (lightsourcebp.com) 07 Mar, 2024 – By Lightsource bp Responsible waste management can help maximize the sustainable benefits of solar. Lightsource bp seeks to improve our own waste footprint by committing to reusing or recycling solar panels, as well as reducing or diverting other waste streams during construction and operations. By some

Utility-scale solar outlook: Top concerns for development in 2024 Austin Willenbrock, senior manager of strategic partnership and EPC delivery at Inovateus Solar “The top challenge could be obtaining and securing sufficient land for solar projects, especially in densely populated areas or regions with competing land use interests. Additionally, navigating regulatory hurdles and obtaining permits have always been the biggest obstacle for

2022 started off strong for Inovateus with a significant investment from Galway Sustainable Capital, a private equity-backed specialty finance company. The investment fully integrated our offerings to include origination, development, EPC, financing, and project ownership, allowing us to better serve our utility, commercial, and solar industry partners. Inovateus already has over 515 MW of solar projects built or under development, with

By Tyler Kanczuzewski, VP of Sustainability for Inovateus Solar, and Peter Berthelsen,President of Conservation Blueprint There’s a lot of buzz these days about planting pollinators with solar panels — for good reason.Incorporating pollinators provides a slew of benefits for solar installations, agriculture, and theenvironment. But it’s not as simple as scattering some seeds and hoping for the best. Luckily, throughextensive

By Micah Wiebe-Powell Last year my colleagues and I participated in the first-ever Inovateus Sustainability Challenge. I was thrilled to work at a company where I’m challenged and rewarded to improve my sustainability standards. I was even more thrilled to have performed enough sustainable actions to win first place. Sustainability is one of my core values because taking real action,

By Tyler Kanczuzewski Today’s college students are deeply invested and have strong opinions and concerns about climate change and their future. Connecting students with their campus sustainability goals is a newer concept that many schools are actively trying to achieve. Some are achieving this transparency through the STARS Program. Born from a stakeholder engagement process by the Association for the

By Tim Powers, Research and Policy Associate With the passage of The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) into law, the U.S. is now projected to reduce its carbon emissions 42% by 2030, increase solar deployment fivefold, and create millions of American jobs. It will also make it easier for utilities, businesses, and nonprofits to enjoy the benefits of renewable energy and energy

By Tim Powers, Research and Policy Associate The vast expansion of solar electricity generation is crucial to achieving the U.S. goal of having 80%emissions-free energy by 2030. Generating that power over the next eight years will require a greatdeal of land. Developing sustainable solar projects requires evaluating the lowest impact on theland with high-efficiency equipment and processes that make the most

By Jefferson Gerwig, Director of Procurement Many companies today are stepping up their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs. As providers of renewable energy solutions, solar companies like Inovateus are by nature well positioned to excel in the environmental part of ESG — and we’re taking this a step further with our goal of making our own operations carbon-neutral by

By Tim Powers According to a recent PwC survey of utility executives, 91% of respondents are increasing their investments in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) spending, and 63% expect to reach their net-zero goals by 2050. One-quarter of the survey respondents expect to increase those investments by 50% or more in the next three years. To meet these rapidly developing

By Tyler Kanczuzewski, Vice President of Sustainability In this series of six blog posts, we’ve been exploring Inovateus Solar’s best practices for designing and constructing the most sustainable solar projects possible. In case you missed the previous posts, we’ve thus far shared our best practices for: ·      Design ·      Procurement ·      Construction ·      Vegetation Management ·      O&M and Decommissioning In this final part of our

So far in our Best Practices for Sustainable Solar Development series, we’ve covered Design, Procurement, Construction, and Vegetation Management. These are all important aspects for developing and building the solar project, yet sustainability doesn’t stop after interconnection. In Part 5, we’ll discuss best practices for sustainably operating and maintaining the project (O&M) and sustainable practices for end-of-life management and restoring the land after its