From pv magazine global SEG Solar (SEG) says it has acquired a factory building in Houston, Texas, where it plans to set up 2 GW of solar module production. The California-based company said the facility will produce solar modules based on n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell technology. The company says plans to source some components from local …
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An international group of researchers has calculated the potential for floating solar across the world. The results show a generation potential of 9,434 TWh per year across 114,555 global reservoirs, with 30% of their area covered. The United States leads with 1,911 TWh per year of potential, followed by China at 1,107 TWh per year …
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The U.S. Dept. of Commerce is expected to release its final determination on the antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) circumvention case affecting the solar industry on May 1, 2023. Solar panel manufacturers have been submitting their case briefs to the DOC this month to influence a final decision. History Qcells In December 2022, Commerce preliminarily decided that …
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Holcim US and TotalEnergies have partnered to bring large-scale solar power and battery energy storage to Holcim’s Portland cement plant in Florence, Colorado. In line with Holcim’s pledge to power all its U.S. operations with 100% renewable energy by 2050, TotalEnergies will install, maintain and operate a 33 MWdc ground-mounted solar array and 38.5 MWh …
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Farmer co-op Producers Rice Mill will soon host a solar + storage microgrid developed by Scenic Hill Solar and constructed by CS Energy and KORE Power at its processing facility in Stuttgart. The project is the largest commercial solar project in Arkansas. Since 1943, the Producers Rice Mill cooperative’s members — now including more than …
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The energy transition is well underway, with solar marching in front. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) shared that solar, wind, and battery energy storage technologies are now 82% of new capacity additions actively planned to come online. Utility-scale solar is still quite young, as substantial capacity additions did not come online until 2010. Now, as …
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EnergySage announced it has released its 16th Solar & Storage Marketplace Report, a semiannual report that analyzes transaction-level data points generated by quotes sent to homeowners shopping on EnergySage.com throughout the entirety of 2022 for solar panels, inverters, batteries and more. Here are three key insights from this latest report. Solar prices continue to increase, …
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TotalEnergies will install and operate a 33-MW solar/38.5-MWh energy storage system at Holcim’s Portland cement factory in Florence, Colorado. The solar project will use single-axis trackers and bifacial solar panels. “As we work to accelerate green growth across the United States, it’s critical that we come to the table with partners who share similar goals …
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CPower joins RMI, Google Nest, Ford, General Motors, and others to scale the market for virtual power plants. March 21, 2023 CPower Energy has joined the Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3) that was founded in January of this year by RMI. VP3 aims to move the industry and transform policy toward increased support for scaling …
AVANGRID, a sustainable energy company, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Meta, Facebook’s parent company, to procure renewable energy from True North, a 240-MW solar farm under development in Falls County, Texas, and AVANGRID’s first solar facility in the state. “We are proud to sign this agreement with a partner like Meta who, …
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