Researchers with Sandia National Laboratories, known for their work in designing resilient microgrids for extreme and remote applications, have teamed up with partners at NASA and the University of Puerto Rico to design a microgrid that can power operations at NASA’s planned Artemis lunar base. In truth, the team is actually developing two microgrids, one …
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination. This is the highest efficiency solar cell of any type, measured using standard 1-sun conditions. “The new cell is more efficient and has a simpler design that may be useful …
NREL sets new solar cell efficiency record with ‘quantum well’ design reaching 39.5% Read More »
Denying customers access to renewable energy, bribery, and fake dark-money campaigns are just a few of the purported abuses that more than 230 groups are urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate. May 18, 2022 More than 230 consumer, environmental and public interest groups urged the Federal Trade Commission today to investigate the electric utility industry for …
Legal petition calls for an FTC investigation into electric utility abuses Read More »
When shopping for a home solar system, sometimes the quoted price can leave you wondering why someone would move forward with something that seems so expensive. When compared with the status quo, electricity delivered from the utility, the price may not seem so high after all. First, pv magazine will examine the status quo, and …
New Belgium Brewing today announced the completion of a large solar installation project at its Asheville, North Carolina, brewery – the latest in a long string of investments that began in 2014 when the company completed construction on the LEED Platinum Certified brewery complex. The new 446-kW solar project, installed by Renu Energy Solutions, spans …
New Belgium adds 446-kW solar array to NC brewery roof Read More »
Sol-REIT has secured a substantial credit facility with Amerant Bank, the largest community bank in Florida, which will allow Sol-REIT to deploy capital to small and medium-sized solar developers. The Amerant Bank facility will provide Sol-REIT the ability to execute a pipeline of over $800 million and 400 MW of solar power. Tracker Month sponsor …
Sol-REIT ready to finance more C&I solar projects via Amerant Bank credit facility Read More »
Electrify America, a network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, has entered into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Terra-Gen to build a solar project in San Bernardino County, California. The 75-MW Electrify America Solar Glow 1 project is expected to produce enough renewable energy annually to offset the energy currently delivered to …
EV charging network will be powered by 75-MW solar project Read More »
More than 230 consumer, environmental and public interest groups urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the electric utility industry for widespread abuses. These include bribery, fake dark-money campaigns and denying customers access to renewable energy. “Today abusive utility practices are leading to increased electricity rates, obstruction of clean energy competitors in the face of climate …
To date, 24 states have enacted net-zero carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) electricity production goals. Public policymakers look to carbon-neutral solar to help realize these goals, with full compliance expected between 2030 and 2050. To maintain and increase solar adoption nationwide, developers must consider how to best serve low-income communities in support of the net-zero …
Solar and affordable housing developments: What you need to know Read More »
Sungrow’s booth at CLEANPOWER 2022. Sungrow displayed its latest PV inverters and liquid cooled energy storage system (ESS) solutions to the North American market during CLEANPOWER 2022 on May 16 through 18. Optimized for utility-scale solar plants, Sungrow introduced both central and string inverter portfolios, including its latest 1500-V string inverter, its SG350HX and a …
Sungrow brings new inverters, liquid-cooled energy storage systems to CLEANPOWER 2022 Read More »
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