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Hundreds of environmental, consumer groups request investigation of electric utility industry

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 …

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Solar and affordable housing developments: What you need to know

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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 …

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Sungrow brings new inverters, liquid-cooled energy storage systems to CLEANPOWER 2022

Industry / By Staff

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 …

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New Belgium brews beer with the help of the sun

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The company’s third solar installation is the first on it’s Asheville, North Carolina brewery, and will offset roughly 11,100 tons of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. May 18, 2022 New Belgium Brewing, headquartered in Asheville North Carolina and famous for its Fat Tire beer and Voodoo Ranger IPA, has announced the completion of a solar …

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Consumers Energy signs PPA for 300 MW of new Michigan solar power

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Consumers Energy announced agreements to add 300 MW of clean energy — enough to power about 150,000 homes — from two Michigan solar projects being developed in Genesee and Hillsdale counties. The solar developments are part of the company’s Clean Energy Plan to dramatically increase renewable energy, eliminate coal electricity by 2025 and achieve net …

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Sunrise brief: PV Reliability Scorecard results in record number of Top Performers in every test

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NASA Starts Countdown to Robotic Mission’s End on Mars

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NASA’s InSight spacecraft is not quite dead yet. But InSight, a stationary robotic probe on Mars, has been steadily growing weaker as dust accumulates on its solar panels. Mission managers predict that by late summer it will not have enough energy to continue operating its instruments and that by the end of the year it …

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Pine Gate places order for 2.4 GWh of nickel-hydrogen energy storage

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After announcing a 4.5-GWh deal for zinc-alkaline energy storage systems from Urban Electric Power, Pine Gate Renewables has also signed on for 2,400 MWh of metal-hydrogen batteries from EnerVenue. Pine Gate Renewables will deploy EnerVenue battery systems to support its growing pipeline of projects over the next four years. EnerVenue’s differentiated battery technology has continued to …

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2022 solar module scorecard finds product quality is improving, especially in thermal cycling

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The eighth edition of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard from PVEL was released today. The 2022 edition names 122 models of solar PV modules from 25 manufacturers as top performers in PVEL’s testing. Solar panel models are voluntarily submitted by manufacturers, and only top-performing types are named in the scorecard. To date, PVEL has tested …

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Amazon is lead investor in US-based solar cell production facility

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Ambient Photonics will build a fully automated manufacturing facility to produce solar cells for powering consumer electronics. May 17, 2022 Ambient Photonics secured $31 million in Series A financing for a solar cell production facility, led by Amazon through its Climate Pledge Fund, and Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Future Shape, and I Squared Capital also participating in …

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Month: May 2022