The Smart Energy Company chosen by NB Power to build the first utility-scale solar farm in Atlantic Canada

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New Brunswick, Canada, June 10, 2021 (Solar Business Hub) — The Smart Energy Company, a New Brunswick-based leading renewable energy developer, has been chosen by Canadian electric utility NB Power to assist in the building of their new 1.63MW community solar farm in Shediac, New Brunswick. With over 4,000 solar panels connected to an energy storage system, this is the first utility-scale solar farm in Atlantic Canada.

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FuturaSun’s solar panels power largest self-consumption photovoltaic park in Courland, Latvia

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Padua, Italy, February 27, 2021 (Solar Business Hub) — Eurostat figures show that Northern-European countries are keener on using renewable energy such as Latvia where the gross consumption of renewable energy sources (RES) amounts to 41.0%, which is the third-highest share of RES in the European Union (EU) after Sweden and Finland.

Latvia’s primary renewable energy sources are biomass and hydropower, however, solar power opportunities are also being developed even in low-radiation areas where photovoltaics is still convenient and efficient. Such is the case of the 200 kW ground-mounted system installed by Latvian energy company AJ Power for the fish-canning company Banga Ltd at its factory to reduce the company’s costs over the long term.

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