In a new whitepaper, FTC solar looks to tackle the damage potential of dynamic and static wind loads on single axis trackers using a novel hardware approach and a zero-degree stow angle. March 9, 2022 While not as immediately captivating in damage potential as lacrosse ball-sized hail or sudden, destructive flooding, the threats that wind …
Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 mostly due to increased coal use, but renewable energy sources and nuclear power provided a higher share of global electricity generation than coal in 2021, according to IEA report. March 9, 2022 As global economies rebounded from the Covid-19 crisis, the increase in coal use …
In 2021 renewable energy use reached an all-time high, but so did CO2 emissions Read More »
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments announced a large northern California solar project with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). SMUD signed a power purchase agreement sized at 200MW of solar PV and 400MWh of energy storage. The battery energy storage system is a planned 100MW, four-hour duration battery. The project, to be located in east Sacramento …
SMUD signs its largest solar and storage PPA with D.E. Shaw Read More »
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) have announced the signing of SMUD’s first combined solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) renewable PPA sized at 200 MW AC and 400 MWh. The project is currently the largest combined solar and BESS generation facility announced in northern California under …
SMUD signs PPA for its largest solar + storage system with DESRI Read More »
Participating CCAs The California Community Power board held a special meeting on February 25 at which members of the Joint Powers Agency to voted to enter into a contract for the 50 MW/400 MWh Goal Line long-duration energy storage project. The lithium-ion battery storage project, developed by Onward Energy, will have eight hours of discharge …
Six CCAs sign on to new California lithium-ion storage project Read More »
LG announced last month that it would stop manufacturing solar panels by the end of Q2 this year and shift its company focus to energy products like its popular LG RESU energy storage system. LG’s 160 employees and 60 contract workers at its 550-MW solar panel assembly facility in Huntsville, Alabama, will be assisted with …
LG’s advice to U.S. installers as it exits solar panel manufacturing Read More »
Also on the rise: Greenbacker acquires a significant financial interest in the 150MW operating Aurora solar portfolio. Community choice solar programs save New Yorkers $7 million in seven months. LONGi pits its modules against others in snow load test. American Battery Factory announces giga-plans. UL and NREL released a report on cybersecurity certification recommendations. Vibrant …
Sunrise brief: The Sunshine State close to shutting the door on net-metered solar Read More »
Joule’s programs have helped to bring access to clean energy and bill savings to 800,000 New Yorkers in 44 municipalities across the state. March 8, 2022 In 2021, Joule Community Power launched its community choice aggregation programs in thirteen New York municipalities. In the program, each municipality has its electricity supply contracts negotiated through Joule, …
Community choice solar programs save New Yorkers $7 million in seven months Read More »
A team of three analysts from global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie are in Puerto Rico this week helping install solar panels on homes as part of a new initiative with charity Let’s Share the Sun Foundation. March 8, 2022 What better way to learn about solar energy than to help with installations. That’s part of …
Wood Mac analysts trade laptops for ladders, installing solar in Puerto Rico Read More »
UL and NREL released a report on cybersecurity certification recommendations and are actively developing requirements to create cybersecurity certification standards. March 8, 2022 UL, a global safety science leader, released a report, co-authored with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), titled “Cybersecurity Certification Recommendations for Interconnected Grid Edge Devices and …
Cybersecurity for distributed energy and inverter-based resources Read More »
© 2022 All rights reserved United Power Partners
