While the proposal includes policies that have been considered harmful in the past, the market certainty it provides is immensely more valuable to the health of the state’s market than a worst-case scenario where the incentive program expires entirely, according to advocates. March 30, 2022 A coterie of clean energy advocates, including the North Carolina …
The Infiniti Equity Fund (IEF), which was recently launched by solar developer Infiniti Energy, has awarded its inaugural $10,000 grant to the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Program (EJSP) at Bergen Community College (BCC) in New Jersey. Bergen STEM students working on a solar energy project. The Infiniti Equity Fund supports and empowers organizations and communities …
Greenskies Clean Focus completed the second of nine offsite solar systems planned for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU). The 6.1-MW ground-mounted solar array in North Stonington, Conn., will save CSCU an estimated $9.4 million in energy costs within the first 20 years. Utilizing virtual net metering (VNM), the North Stonington solar farm will …
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Borrego announced it will develop solar and storage projects to site at hydropower facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut owned by FirstLight Power. “I am thrilled to partner with Borrego to accelerate New England’s path to a fully decarbonized electric grid by advancing innovative new solar and energy storage offerings to customers in Massachusetts and Connecticut,” …
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) in partnership with Ranger Power have reached commercial operation of the Assembly II and Assembly III solar projects. Assembly Solar II is a 110 MWac solar facility and Assembly Solar III is a 79 MWac solar facility, both of which are located in Shiawassee County, Michigan. The Assembly II project …
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Manufacturers in every leg of the solar value chain are requesting long-term PV tax credits in the budget reconciliation legislation. March 30, 2022 A letter was sent to Congress, signed by over 100 companies throughout the US solar manufacturing supply chain, to request long-term solar manufacturing tax credits in the federal budget reconciliation bill. The …
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Infrastructure funds for the Weatherization Assistance Program will improve household energy efficiency WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Wednesday $3.16 billion in new funding through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) for residential energy upgrades. The funds, passed as part of the bipartisan infrastructure package in November, are …
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An Ohio-based heavy metals contract manufacturer is opening a new facility in the state after being selected to supply solar panel components to First Solar. Ice Industries‘ new 150,000 sq ft plant, located in Bowling Green, will produce steel back rails for First Solar’s thin-film modules. The new plant is expected to launch in October …
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SPI Energy announced that SolarJuice Technology launched 450 watt (W) and 550W solar modules for commercial projects. These modules are being manufactured in the company’s new Sacramento facility, which SPI announced just last month would be ramping up to produce 1.1GW of solar modules. Manufacturing uses the existing production lines at the former Sunergy PV …
Trina Solar has reached 25.5% efficiency with its 210-mm i-TOPCon solar cell. The result was certified by the National Institute of Metrology of China. At the company’s State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar researchers solved technical problems related to selective boron emitter, large-area tunneling silicon oxide and doped polysilicon preparation, and high-efficiency …
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