For the first time, the United States generated 20% of its electricity from solar power and wind in April, according to a study conducted by climate think tank Ember. The record is being driven by a wind boom in the Great Plains and Midwest, across states like Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and North and South …
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Firetrace International, a fire suppression technology provider operating in 35 countries and across five continents, is launching into the solar market. Drawing on its experience in the wind industry, Firetrace is adapting its direct-delivery XD Fire Detection Tubing with cylinder and cleaning agent system out to solar farms. The technology has already been installed more …
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The investment, provided by S2G Ventures will help the company expand consumer access to local, community solar projects across the country, as the US looks to achieve DOE’s goal of expanding installed solar capacity to 20 GW by 2025. May 10, 2022 Common Energy announced that it has received a $16.5 million investment from S2G …
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Solar Alliance Energy signed a contract to design and build a 500 kW solar project for a commercial customer in Kentucky. The project, with a capital cost of $750,000 will be powered by more than 1,000 Cat solar modules and is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. Cat solar modules are sold …
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The CanDuit clamp works with any other S-5! clamp or bracket to secure and support conduit for wire management for PV systems on metal roofs. May 9, 2022 S-5!, a manufacturer of metal roof attachment solutions with non-penetrative solutions, has launched a new electrical conduit clamp for metal roofs. The CanDuit clamp secures and supports conduit for …
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As Western and Southeastern utilities process 194 GW of solar interconnection requests, we asked 20 of them about the final cost studies they completed last year, which would permit projects to move forward. Then we turned to Berkeley Lab analyses for more insights. May 9, 2022 To build a utility scale solar project, a developer …
Government research shows that solar-plus-storage is coming to dominate the nation’s power grid queues, representing the majority of new power plant applications. May 9, 2022 As the nation’s power grid electricity generation project queues continue to grow, its composition is evolving. Solar and batteries are beginning to dominate the nation’s energy future. The US Department …
Approximately 858 GWdc of solar and over 1 TWh of batteries are in development Read More »
Enel X announced it installed a new microgid for one of the Northeast’s largest independent owners, suppliers and operators of energy stations and convenience stores — Alltown Fresh in Ayer, Massachusetts. The Alltown Fresh Ayer microgrid incorporates Enel X’s portfolio of distributed energy and electric mobility solutions, including an 87-kW / 174 kWh battery, an …
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Using Trina Solar panels and Tesla Powerpack batteries, the company will expand its Boca Chica, Texas on-site facility by about 30%. May 9, 2022 At its Boca Chica, Texas Starbase facility, SpaceX is expanding its on-site solar and energy storage to support operations. The project will add 750 kW of Trina Solar modules and roughly 4 …
Kansas City, Missouri-based architectural firm Burns & McDonnell was hired as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for a new 164-MW solar energy project in Texas. The project, located in Hill County, is part of petroleum operator Buckeye Partners’ energy transition strategy, bringing additional solar generation capacity to the company’s portfolio. “We are fortunate …
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