February 2022 | Page 36 of 40 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

‘Solar and wind deployment could not now be stopped if we wanted to’

Global solar generation capacity could hit around 3.4TW this decade, according to BloombergNEF‘s head of solar analysis Jenny Chase. Chase published the prediction in an article surveying the current state of solar, and its future prospects, for sustainable energy journal Joule which was also published on the ScienceDirect website. The article, View from the Solar Industry: We Don’t Need COP26 to Shine, But What …

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San José Clean Energy, Terra-Gen collaborate on solar and storage and time-based delivery

Markets / By Staff

The electricity generated by the Kern Solar and Battery Storage Project will be delivered to SJCE between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. every day, in order to support grid reliability, reduce reliance on emitting plants, and combatting peak demand difficulties. February 4, 2022 San José Clean Energy (SJCE), the the Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) for …

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Renewable energy heat batteries for industrial applications gain funding

Finance / By Staff

Startup Rondo Energy closed a $22 million Series A funding round to decarbonize industrial processes with equipment that converts solar and wind energy into thermal energy. February 8, 2022 Rondo Energy announced the closing of a $22 million Series A funding round to support its technology, a renewable energy heat battery aimed at reducing the …

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Novel Energy to develop 20-MW of dual-axis solar projects in Minnesota with Mechatron Solar

Projects / By Staff

Novel Energy Solutions LLC, an EPC and portfolio solar investor based in St. Paul, Minn., signed a new strategic partnership with Mechatron Solar to develop 20 MW of solar in the Midwest, utilizing Mechatron’s unique dual-axis trackers. “We chose Mechatron for their reliability and high yield production compared to other trackers. We are very excited …

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STEAG Solar Energy Solutions to develop 50MWp solar farm as it targets further UK PV pipeline

News / By Staff

The 4.1MWp Manmoel Road solar farm in the UK. Image: STEAG Solar Energy Solutions. STEAG Solar Energy Solutions GmbH (SENS) is to build a new solar-plus-storage farm in Norfolk, with planning permission having recently been granted. SENS, which is a subsidiary of Essen-based energy company STEAG, is cooperating with Namene Solar Light Company for the project, which …

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‘Build Back Better’ Hit a Wall, but Climate Action Could Move Forward

News / By Staff

WASHINGTON — A growing number of Democrats in Congress want to move ahead with the climate portion of President Biden’s stalled spending bill, saying the urgency of a warming planet demands action and they believe they can muster enough votes to muscle it past Republican opposition. Faced with the possibility that Democrats could lose control …

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Enphase solar + storage systems can now participate in select VPP programs

Industry / By Staff

Enphase Energy announced that it is launching a partnership with renewable energy and grid solutions provider Swell Energy. The partnership enables Enphase Energy Systems, powered by IQ Microinverters and IQ Batteries, to participate in Swell’s distributed virtual power plant (VPP) programs in California, New York and Hawaii. The partnership will enhance solar and battery access …

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Sunrise brief: The U.S. Army commits to using 100% clean electricity by 2030

Installation / By Staff

Also on the rise: CommonBond enters solar finance market, hoping to lower costs. SunPower sells C&I business. BloombergNEF’s Jenny Chase says solar offers reasons for hope. NREL develops next-generation CSP. Greenbacker adds to solar portfolio. EV charging networks gets a boost. Nautilus grows community solar portfolio. Nature Conservancy releases Site Renewables Right map. CommonBond enters …

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Solar in the NFL

Installation / By Staff

As we enter Super Bowl weekend, pv magazine looks at how the National Football League adopts solar. February 11, 2022 This weekend, Super Bowl LVI takes place between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at the SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, California. The stadium, which was opened in 2020, is a $5 billion …

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Hydrogen under $3/kg may ensure affordable seasonal energy storage in the US

Installation / By Staff

A group of scientists from the Oregon Center for Electrochemistry (OCE) and Arizona-based zero-emission vehicle company Nikola has investigated whether electrolyzers and fuel cells powered by intermittent wind and solar may become economically competitive in providing seasonal energy storage in the U.S. energy market. “Our paper investigates multiple end-uses of fuel cells for grid power and shipping,” the research’s …

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Month: February 2022