Installers compete in the 2022 Solar Games. Nearly one billion people do not have access to electricity today; of those, more than 75% live in Africa. The problem is especially widespread in East Africa, where more than half of Ethiopians lack access. It will take many steps, large and small, to address this pressing need. …
Twende Solar selects site for 2022 Solar Games equipment donation Read More »
The controversial Oberon Solar Project is the third solar installation approved under the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. July 18, 2022 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued the final approval for construction of the Oberon solar project on about 2,700 acres of BLM-managed land near Desert Center in Riverside County, California. “This solar project …
BLM approves 500 MW Oberon Solar Project on 2,700 acres in California desert Read More »
Enerox GmbH, better known as CellCube, and G&W Electric have signed a partnership agreement to offer an integrated microgrid solution to the U.S. market. G&W Electric adds CellCube’s vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) as a key technology to its microgrid solution portfolio and becomes a value-added reseller for CellCube’s energy storage systems. The partnership was …
Vanadium redox flow battery CellCube introduced to U.S. market Read More »
Senate Democrats found themselves once again thwarted by Joe Manchin (D-WV) as the moderate announced he does not support the clean energy and climate related provisions in the reconciliation bill. His vote is a must-have in the 50-50 split on the Senate floor. “If we make a real commitment on the climate front and we …
Manchin blocks climate bill, Biden said he will take executive action Read More »
An example of a utility-scale solar + storage system owned and operated by Convergent Energy + Power. Convergent Energy + Power announced that its Puerto Rico subsidiary has entered into a power purchase and operating agreement with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) for a 100-MW solar generation project paired with a 55-MW battery …
Convergent Energy tapped to build 100-MW solar + storage project in Puerto Rico Read More »
In the US, Volkswagen partners with Tesla cofounder’s company Redwood Materials to recycle EV batteries; in Germany, Volkswagen launches renewables-powered fast-charging EV park with second-life batteries; and Polestar, Mercedes and BMW release fresh sales figures. July 18, 2022 From pv magazine global The adoption of EV in the US is picking up pace as gasoline …
The mobility rEVolution: Rising gas prices supercharge EV adoption in the US Read More »
The data would help solar and storage providers to speed deployment, said Solar and Storage Industries Institute and the national solar trade group, SEIA. July 15, 2022 To speed solar and storage adoption, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) should collect and report more data on interconnection, grid constraints, utility system outages, and manufacturing of …
Solar groups call on EIA to provide data on interconnection, outages, and manufacturing Read More »
Jayone Foods is partnering with Qcells North America Distributed Energy to offset up to 90% of its energy demand with a 718 kW solar, 556 kWh energy storage system. July 18, 2022 Qcells North America Distributed Energy announced it made a partner in Jayone Foods Inc. to provide up to 90% of the food producer’s …
Food producer to install distributed solar and storage with Qcells Read More »
Local news outlets are reporting that GAF Energy will open a second manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, for its solar shingle product. The city council has approved a development agreement that would allow GAF Energy to build a 450,000-sq.-ft building off I-35, just a half hour from downtown Austin. GAF Energy says the new manufacturing …
GAF Energy to start second solar shingle manufacturing plant in Texas Read More »
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