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By: Tyler Kanczuzewski

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

By: Tyler Kanczuzewski

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

By: Tuan Ngo

Webinar Recording and Transcript: Got Land? Learn How to Evaluate Your Agricultural or Distressed Industrial Property for Building Solar Power Plants The following is a lightly edited and time-stamped transcription of Inovateus Solar’s webinar “Got Land? Learn How to Evaluate Your Agricultural or Distressed Industrial Property for Building Solar Power Plants” Joining the discussion was Tim Powers of Inovateus Solar,

By: Tyler Kanczuzewski

In Part 3 of our blog series on sustainable solar development, we discussed Inovateus’ strategyfor how to achieve zero-waste construction. In part 4, we’ll go over vegetation management. Traditional solar developers rarely consider the landscaping or seed mix that gets planted undera solar array. With typical vegetation management practices, the solar developer will clear theland of any vegetation before construction. After construction,

By: Tyler Kanczuzewski

In our last post on sustainable solar development, we discussed procurement, the “P” in the acronym EPC, which stands for engineering, procurement, and construction. In part three of this six-part series, we’ll discuss the “c,” construction. Solar construction waste has a tangible and visible impact on the environment and the solar project’s community. Multimegawatt projects involve thousands of solar modules that are

By: TJ Kanczuzewski

As many of our customers and colleagues know, Inovateus Solar’s mission is “To Build a Brilliant Tomorrow,” and that includes recognizing and being grateful for what we’ve accomplished today and in 2021. By the end of 2021, Inovateus will have: 1.89 Gigawatts under development in the Midwest.  Recycled, reused, or repurposed 68.12 tons of construction waste from all projects. Planted/under development 292.86 Acres of bee & butterfly pollinator-friendly.

By: Jefferson Gerwig

In part one of our series on best practices for sustainable solar development, we went over our guidelines for sustainable solar design. For part two, we’ll discuss solar equipment procurement. Procurement is the “P” in the acronym “EPC,” which stands for engineering, procurement, and construction. Before we discuss our journey toward sustainable procurement, let’s go over what procurement means in

By: Tyler Kanczuzewski

Several years ago, Inovateus committed to becoming environmental stewards to ensure that they would become leaders in sustainable solar development. But what does “sustainable development” mean? While we are aware of the various definitions for environmental, social, and governance (ESG), they weren’t a great fit for the solar industry, which touches construction, product procurement, waste, land preservation, and other factors.

By: Tim Powers

As the solar industry grows, many landowners are discovering that their land can become an asset for solar developers, providing a steady revenue stream over a long-term contract. However, not all land is a good fit for solar development and many landowners have questions about how a solar project might affect their land over 25 years or longer. Inovateus has

By: Tuan Ngo

Dear Inovateus Solar community, Our team is excited to announce the launch of our new Inovateus Solar website!  We would love you to visit to check out the new features and design.    The new site has been designed to streamline the user experience,  with features which allow for easy navigation of information which matters most to you. A single

By: Tyler Kanczuzewski

Could it be argued that the Solar PV industry is one of the more sustainable industries on the planet?  Solar power is a prime form of renewable energy, and it doesn’t consume natural resources on a daily basis. Fossil fuels are typically consumed during the manufacturing of solar equipment on the front-end, but once deployed at a solar project, they

By: Tim Powers

As far as federal energy regulatory policy announcements go, it’s rare for the FERC commissioner to issue major public comments on federal regulation. Then again, FERC Order 2222 is not just any order; upon its release in September 2020, Commissioner Neil Chatterjee called it “a landmark, foundational rule that paves the way for the grid of tomorrow.” Why is this