Month: February 2022

Solar maintained its place as the country’s fastest-growing electrical resource, while widespread droughts caused hydropower to fall and coal saw a brief resurgence. February 28, 2022 In its latest analysis of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Energy Infrastructure Update and the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook, the SUN DAY Campaign, a non-profit research and …

Renewable energy accounted for 21% of US electrical generation in 2021 Read More »

The acquisitions bring Standard Solar’s owned assets above 20MW in Massachusetts and above 50MW in Maine. February 25, 2022 Standard Solar announced that it has acquired from EDF Renewables a solar and storage project developed on an EPA Superfund site in Acton, Massachusetts. The project is the 4.69MW/4MWh Lawsbrook Solar + Storage project, and it’s …

Standard Solar acquires solar projects in Maine and Massachusetts Read More »

US Vanadium announced an expanded purchase agreement under which Austrian-based Enerox, which sells vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) systems under its brand name CellCube, can purchase up to 3 million additional liters/year of US Vanadium’s ultra-high-purity electrolyte with a price cap over the next five years. The agreement boosts the initial purchase agreement for 580,000 …

CellCube secures long-term supply of vanadium redox flow battery electrolyte Read More »

Orbital will also build the requisite substation for the facility. The Houston-headquartered energy company has operations in power transmission, natural gas, telecom, and solar. February 25, 2022 Orbital Energy Group’s subsidiary, Orbital Solar Services (OSS), and its joint venture partner Jingoli Power announced the two have begun construction on a 130MW solar engineering, procurement, and …

Orbital Energy begins construction on 130MW Alabama solar facility Read More »

The National Community Solar Partnership, a Department of Energy led program, released a roadmap for the target. February 25, 2022 The National Community Solar Partnership, a Department of Energy (DOE) program, set an ambitious goal of enabling enough community solar projects to power the equivalent of 5 million households, and achieve $1 billion in combined …

US targets 5 million community solar households, $1 billion in savings by 2025 Read More »