Oregon researchers find that placing agrivoltaic installations along highways to power EV charging stations can reduce both carbon emissions and range anxiety. July 5, 2022 A research team from Oregon State studied the potential of agricultural land to generate solar electricity to power electric vehicles along the state’s highways. They found that agrivoltaic systems placed …
Five major Southeastern utilities will not reach zero-carbon generation until 2071 or later, an environmental group projects. July 5, 2022 “Every year matters,” says the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), in a study projecting when five major utilities in the region will reach zero-carbon generation. Solar generation across the five utilities will rise to only 9% …
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The state achieved 41% year-over-year growth in added capacity, and surpassed 1 GW of cumulative installed rooftop solar. July 5, 2022 The Florida Public Service Commission has released its 2021 Net Metering Report, which outlines all of the new, net-metered renewable energy systems that were interconnected in 2021. The report covers all types of customer-sited …
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Pearl Homes Pearl Homes, a Sarasota-based homebuilder and real estate developer, and sonnen announced the activation of the first Net-Zero LEED Plus-certified home in the Hunters Point Energy Community. All 86 homes in the Cortez, Florida, village will be outfitted with solar + sonnen ecoLinx energy storage system capable of providing power for the home …
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Reports claim that the shipment, seized until the vendor provides documentation showing the source of the quartzite, contains JinkoSolar product. pv magazine USA has reached out to Jinko for comment. July 1, 2022 The detained shipment of product seized under the recently-enacted Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), …
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Financial services company Nelnet has acquired Midwest solar EPC firm GRNE Solar. Nelnet has also acquired certain solar assets from a GRNE affiliate, including solar projects under construction. GRNE installers work on a large commercial rooftop project. Based in Palatine, Illinois, and Lincoln, Nebraska, GRNE was established in 2012 and has grown to more than …
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From materials to production, agreement between Compass Minerals and LGES creates US supply chain to meet high demand for EV batteries. July 5, 2022 LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced that it is diversifying its supply chain by joining forces with US-based lithium provider, Compass Minerals. The two signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under …
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The 2022 Solar Risk Assessment focuses on inverter failures and rosy risk projections, which are the leading causes of economic loss for utility scale solar facilities. July 5, 2022 Fourteen groups, including kWh Analytics, have come together to release the 2022 Solar Risk Assessment (SRA). This document brings attention to the challenges that have resulted …
Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have said that the combination of floating solar with hydropower could reduce PV curtailment. July 5, 2022 NREL scientists have tried to quantify the operational benefits of combining floating PV generation with hydropower plants. In “Enabling Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FPV) Deployment,” the researchers considered both the long- and short-term combination …
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