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Day: May 25, 2022

Global solar industry sees 95% increase in average downtime days due to pandemic, supply chain

GCube Insurance Ltd has released its latest market insights report, “Supply Another Day: Gauging the insurance impacts of renewable energy’s supply chain challenge.” Drawing on the expertise of the company’s global underwriting and claims teams, the report articulates the impacts of global supply chain disruption and rising inflation on renewable energy developers, manufacturers and insurers, …

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Siemens AG signs agreement to procure Gamesa Electric central inverters

Siemens AG has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Gamesa Electric to use Gamesa Proteus central inverters for PV and energy storage projects. The agreement between the two companies has a global reach, supplying equipment internationally from Gamesa Electric’s factories around the world, and will have an expected volume of GW scale per year. Under …

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Eguana energy storage systems now fully produced in San Jose, California

Eguana Technologies today announced that full turnkey production and supply chain management is now underway at the Omega EMS facility in San Jose, California. Every stage of energy storage system production is active including circuit board, inverter and system assembly, and final functional testing with multiple Omega personnel trained at each station. The company, along …

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SolarEdge opens 2-GWh battery cell manufacturing facility in Korea

SolarEdge and its subsidiary Kokam Limited Company, a provider of lithium-ion batteries and integrated energy storage solutions, announced the opening of “Sella 2,” a 2-GWh battery cell manufacturing facility. Located in the Eumseong Innovation City of Chungcheongbuk-Do, South Korea, Sella 2 is currently producing test cells for certification, with ramp-up expected during the second half …

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Borrego to spin off its development business and focus just on EPC and O&M work in solar and storage

Solar and storage project developer, EPC and O&M provider Borrego announced it will sell its development business (including an 8.4 GW solar/25-GWh storage pipeline) to ECP, an energy transition-focused investor. Upon the completion of the transaction, ECP will operate the development business as an independent company. The business will be headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, and …

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Trackers vs. the elements, part one: tackling uneven terrain

Since their introduction into the utility-scale solar market, the name of the game with single-axis trackers has always been about increasing yield and optimizing generation for project owners and PPA off-takers. In the years that have followed, a whole host of solutions have driven up the savings presented by the technology exponentially, with gains up …

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Honeywell releases new virtual power plant control system

Honeywell has introduced its Experion Energy Control System’s new virtual power plant (VPP) functionality that enables users to dispatch a network of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as wind generating units, storage systems and solar projects through a centralized control process. By centralizing the dispatching process, users can optimize their operations and create sufficient capacity …

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Pivot Energy to develop 41 MW portfolio of community solar for LMI households in Colorado

The portfolio, awarded by Xcel Energy, is anticipated to provide access to affordable, clean energy to thousands of households throughout the state. May 25, 2022 Utility Xcel Energy has selected Pivot energy to to develop a 41 MW community solar portfolio in Colorado, with every MW in the portfolio exclusively serving income-qualified households beneath an …

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Statement: EPA should finalize permanent protections for Bristol Bay from proposed Pebble Mine

The EPA will release a proposed legal determination that if finalized, will effectively block the Pebble Mine, protecting fragile wetlands and wildlife ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Environmental Protection Agency will release a proposed determination on Thursday that would effectively prevent mining in the Pebble Deposit, which is located between two rivers in Alaska’s Bristol Bay …

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Green Lantern Solar installs 500-kW project for Vermont community

A newly commissioned 500-kW solar project from Green Lantern Solar will bring thousands in clean energy savings to a local retirement community, Kingdom East Schools and the Village of Poultney in Weathersfield, Vermont. “While Green Lantern Solar continues to grow and expand, it’s always rewarding to complete a project in our home state with local …

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