As part of Aurora Solar’s Empower 2022 online solar summit, Bernadette Del Chiaro, from the California Solar & Storage Association, will moderate a talk about electric utilities and how they have abused their monopoly position to discriminate against solar in the U.S. Here, she gives pv magazine a taste of the presentation. October 27, 2022 …
First Solar thin-film manufacturing Arevon Energy has secured a more than 2-GWDC supply of advanced Series 7 thin-film solar modules from First Solar to support its growing renewable energy portfolio. Approximately 700 megawatts (MW)DC of the total volume secured includes purchase orders issued prior to the release of First Solar’s Q2 2022 earnings in July …
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Enphase to open several U.S. manufacturing lines The solar inverter provider’s announcement was made amid a Q3 earnings call with record revenues reported. People on the move: BayWa r.e., Empower Energies, Sophos Harbert, and more Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance. California requires utilities to develop and post hourly retail …
You can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives. Just a few years ago, climate projections for this century looked quite apocalyptic, with most scientists warning that continuing “business as usual” would bring the world four or even five degrees Celsius of …
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The solar inverter provider’s announcement was made amid a Q3 earnings call with record revenues reported. October 26, 2022 Enphase Energy, a major provider of solar microinverters, held its Q3, 2022 earnings report, announcing record revenues of $634 million. The company operated with GAAP gross margins of 42.2%, net income of $114 million, and diluted …
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A study published in Nature finds that a globalized supply chain of solar saved countries $67 billion in solar module production costs. October 26, 2022 The world is deploying renewable energy at an unprecedented speed in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions that are driving climate change. According to a recent report from Bloomberg New …
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AgriSolar Clearinghouse According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided almost a quarter of the nation’s electrical generation during the first two-thirds of 2022. The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report …
The construction and industrial manufacturer and distributor signed an agreement to source solar-generated electricity for its 145 industrial sites. October 26, 2022 Saint-Gobain, a global industrial designer, manufacturer, and distributor of materials and services for the construction and industrial markets, signed a 200 MW solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies is a multi-energy …
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Enphase’s IQ8 microinverter. Microinverter manufacturer Enphase has announced plans to launch four to six manufacturing lines in the United States by the second half of 2023 to take advantage of manufacturing production tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Microinverters are eligible for up to 11¢/WAC in production tax credits in the IRA. President and …
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Hourly pricing is intended to shift some load to periods of high renewables generation, when wholesale power prices are lower. Some customers are expected to opt in to hourly rates with the support of automated demand-shifting technology. October 26, 2022 The California Energy Commission (CEC) has set new standards requiring the state’s five largest electric …
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