Trimble HQ Solar Array Breaks Ground in Colorado

Trimble has broken ground on a 1.7-MW solar array as a renewable energy source at its Westminster, Colo., headquarters. The solar panels are projected to offset more than 100% of the energy consumed by Trimble’s two-building campus, which represents approximately 6-7% of the company’s total global electricity demand.

The installation will be one of the largest distributed solar projects in Westminster. The 4.4-acre project includes ground-mounted solar arrays and raised structures with solar panels to form 170 carports and provide 49 electric vehicle solar-powered charging stations.

The system has the capacity to provide a maximum estimated annual yield of 2,570,000 kW hours, equivalent to consuming roughly 3,500 barrels of oil.

Trimble says the project is part of the firm’s commitment to reducing its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, which include emissions from the company’s facilities and vehicles, by 50% by 2030 and to achieve 100% renewable electricity use by 2025.

Olsson Acquires Enginuity

Olsson has acquired full-service water resources engineering firm Enginuity Engineering Solutions. Enginuity serves a variety of clients in the public and private sector, with projects that include citywide stormwater master planning for the city and county of Denver and program management of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program in conjunction with the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Enginuity’s staff and principals will remain with the company.

TotalEnergies to Build Solar Power and Battery Storage for Holcim

TotalEnergies will bring large-scale solar power and battery energy storage to Holcim’s Portland cement plant in Florence, Colo. It will install, maintain and operate a 33-MW DC ground-mounted solar array and 38.5-MWh battery energy storage system at the factory that is anticipated to reduce the plant’s CO2 emissions by more than 40,000 tons annually and offset over 40% of its current energy demand.

DOE, Xcel Energy Form Colorado Partnership

The U.S. Dept. of Energy and Xcel Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide federal facilities in Colorado with 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030. It’s the second MOU between DOE and a utility and is designed to foster collaboration among state and federal agencies as well as an energy utility to accelerate the clean energy transition and create jobs.