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Day: April 17, 2023

Growatt introduces LFP solar generator for portable, off-grid use

The company is taking pre-sale orders for the Infinity 1300, a lithium iron phosphate battery with 3,000+ cycle life. April 17, 2023 Growatt announced that its new solar generator, Infinity 1300, uses lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to achieve a 3000+ cycle lifespan. The generator can be fully charged with solar panels, resulting in 1,382 …

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Renewable Properties inks nearly 9-MW solar + storage PPA with California CCA

A previous Renewable Properties CCA project in Northern California. Renewable Properties and Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) have signed power purchase agreements for two solar projects. One of the projects, located in Ukiah, will include energy storage. Both projects will contribute to SCP’s local resource plan for its EverGreen service, the first and only California CCA …

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Clearloop breaks ground on first of three new solar projects in the Mississippi Delta

Clearloop has gathered support from more than 30 companies across the United States to cut their carbon footprint by investing in the first solar project to be developed in Panola County, Mississippi, a community at the cross-section of the Mississippi Delta and the Appalachian Foothills. The 6.6 MWdc Panola I Solar Farm is the first …

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Since IRA, $150 billion investment, 46 factories, 18,000 jobs in renewable energy

Since passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in August, utility-scale clean power sector announced $150 billion in funding, 46 new manufacturing facilities, and nearly 20,000 new jobs, said the American Clean Power Association. April 17, 2023 Over the last eight months, following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, over …

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Brut wine makers turn to solar-plus-storage microgrid

Long-duration energy storage technology from Energy Warehouse will power California wineries with clean, reliable energy and support resilient winery operations. April 17, 2023 Three California wineries famed for their Brut sparkling wine have turned a new leaf for grid resiliency measures in an area prone to wildfires in recent years. The Roederer Estate, Scharffenberger Cellars …

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Dual-use solar projects: Going beyond agrivoltaics and PV parking lots

This piece was submitted by Stracker Solar. As solar installations increase across the United States, two primary and sometimes competing concerns continue to impact developers and EPCs: finding space for larger-scale solar projects and keeping costs within budget. But with the development of innovative solar technologies, a novel space-saving concept has been gaining popularity: dual-use …

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Best practices in installing power optimizer MLPE systems

Three tips to help optimize commercial solar installations. April 17, 2023 Module level power electronics (MLPE) are becoming increasingly popular in commercial rooftop and ground mount solar installations due to their ability to improve return on investment (ROI) through a combination of factors: increased energy production, greater design flexibility, and lower O&M costs. The following …

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Interconnection delays threaten more companies each year, says GridStor VP

A GridStor VP challenged recent interconnection proposals by three grid operators, and the slow pace of federal regulators, while suggesting a $1 billion gift to grid operators to hire staff, and a digital twin of the nation’s grid to speed interconnection studies. April 17, 2023 Interconnection is an “urgent problem that threatens to become fatal …

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CubicPV is narrowing down location search for 10-GW silicon wafer factory

There are multiple steps in the silicon solar panel manufacturing process: silicon is melted and shaped into ingots that are sliced into wafers, which then turn into cells that are finally assembled into a solar panel. The United States is trying to increase domestic manufacturing representation in each of these steps, but thus far, new …

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