David Shugar

New Data Shows Nextracker Proprietary Software Improves Solar Plant Performance

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Monday, September 19, 2022
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FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextracker LLC, the global market leader in smart solar trackers, has published a first-of-its-kind white paper based on third-party analysis showing how Nextracker's machine-learning software improves utility-scale solar power plant performance. In a series of tests conducted at operational sites, TrueCapture™ increased annual energy production by hundreds of thousands of megawatt hours per year.

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  • FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextracker LLC, the global market leader in smart solar trackers, has published a first-of-its-kind white paper based on third-party analysis showing how Nextracker's machine-learning software improves utility-scale solar power plant performance.
  • "We have evaluated years of global operational data to demonstrate how TrueCapture significantly enhances solar project economics," said co-author Defne Gun, Manager of Business Development and Performance Engineering at Nextracker.
  • "This white paper presents concrete, verifiable proof of the positive impact that TrueCapture has had on solar plant performance."
  • The software is now used on 200 utility-scale solar projects across four continents, representing roughly 28 GW of power-generating capability.

55 Companies Ranked on Net Zero Emissions Reductions

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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Berkeley, March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, shareholder representative As You Sow released Road to Zero Emissions: 55 Companies Ranked on Net Zero Progress , a report ranking companies on their progress in aligning emissions reductions with the 1.5-degree Paris Agreement goal.

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  • Berkeley, March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, shareholder representative As You Sow released Road to Zero Emissions: 55 Companies Ranked on Net Zero Progress , a report ranking companies on their progress in aligning emissions reductions with the 1.5-degree Paris Agreement goal.
  • Of the 55 companies ranked, only three companies Microsoft, PepsiCo, and Ecolab received an overall A grade, and only two companies, Alphabet and Apple, received an overall B grade.
  • The report also finds 64% of assessed companies are not yet reporting the full range of their Scope 3 supply chain and product-related emissions.
  • The next few years are critical in achieving emissions reductions and setting a less catastrophic path for the global climate.

WM Partners Completes Investment In Raw Sugar

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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AVENTURA, Fla., Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --WM Partners, a certified diverse-owned private equity firm focused on investing in middle market companies and driving value creation in the health and wellness sector, today announced that HPH II Investments Master Fund, LP, together with its parallel, alternative investment and feeder funds ("HPH II"), through its wholly owned entity, completed its previously announced investment in Raw Sugar, LLC ("Raw Sugar") and partnership with Raw Sugar founders and life partners, Ronnie Shugar and Donda Mullis.

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  • AVENTURA, Fla., Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --WM Partners, a certified diverse-owned private equity firm focused on investing in middle market companies and driving value creation in the health and wellness sector, today announced that HPH II Investments Master Fund, LP, together with its parallel, alternative investment and feeder funds ("HPH II"), through its wholly owned entity, completed its previously announced investment in Raw Sugar, LLC ("Raw Sugar") and partnership with Raw Sugar founders and life partners, Ronnie Shugar and Donda Mullis.
  • With the investment in Raw Sugar, WM Partners will be starting its portfolio of brands in the natural personal care category, a category growing at approximately 8% CAGR through 2025, according to Adroit Market Research.
  • Raw Sugar'sCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Shugar added, "I believe that our partnership with WM Partners will provide us the resources and operational expertise to help continue our growth and innovation, build awareness for the Raw Sugar brand, and support our consumers, retailers and supplier partners- all while staying true to our Raw Sugar mission."
  • WM Partners is certified as a diverse-owned firm by the National Association of Investment Companies.