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Month: June 2023

Chicago solar workforce training program honors graduates

Reactivate’s inaugural cohort was trained in solar installation and design based on the criteria of NABCEP PV Associate certification. In addition they were provided training in solar technical, electrical applications, and industrial vehicle training. June 15, 2023 Reactivate, a nationwide solar training program that uses the Building Equity in Solar Training (BEST) protocol, this week …

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Canadian Solar to start 5-GW solar panel factory in Texas before end of 2023

Global solar module player primarily manufacturing in China, Canadian Solar announced today it will start a 5-GW solar panel assembly facility in Mesquite, Texas, just east of Dallas. This U.S. factory will join Canadian Solar’s manufacturing portfolio in Canada, China, Brazil, Thailand and Vietnam. Fellow Chinese solar panel powerhouse LONGi also has plans for a …

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Meyer Burger and BayWa r.e. sign 250 MW annual procurement deal

Two European energy companies, Meyer Burger and BayWa r.e., have finalized a contract for their U.S. operations in which the developer will purchase 1.25 GW of modules from the manufacturer’s Arizona facility from 2025 to 2029. June 15, 2023 BayWa r.e. entered into a procurement agreement for 1.25 GW of solar modules with Meyer Burger, …

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Sunrise brief: Direct pay, transferability guidance released for clean energy tax credits

Direct pay, transferability guidance released for clean energy tax credits The Internal Revenue Service released the rules for which credits and entities qualify for various transactions related to Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. DOE announces $13.5 million investment in solar energy workforce Twelve projects selected for training partnerships to expand solar energy workforce in underserved …

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Opinion | Even in Texas, You Can’t Stop the Green Revolution

We live in a different world now, just a few years later. It is no longer clean energy that requires political interventions for survival. And increasingly it is fossil fuels flailing about for political lifelines to impede market forces. Partly because of the climate-forward interventions of the infrastructure bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, and …

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RWE’s largest utility-scale energy storage system goes live in California

RWE RWE continues to expand its renewables portfolio in the U.S., connecting its first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) to the California Independent System Operator. The project, Fifth Standard, also includes a 150-MWAC solar PV facility, expected to be complete in August. The BESS facility, at 137-MWAC and located in Fresno County is the …

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Direct pay, transferability guidance released for clean energy tax credits

The Internal Revenue Service released the rules for which credits and entities qualify for various transactions related to Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. June 14, 2023 The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released much-awaited guidance on the rules and regulations of two important transactional provisions of the tax credits contained in the Inflation Reduction Act. …

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Solar-plus-storage microgrids to replace diesel generators in Mojave water conservation project

Scale Microgrid will outfit 25 to 30 water wells each with a 1.12 MW ground-mounted solar array paired with a 634 kW / 2.66 MWh battery system, and 380 kW low-emissions combined heat and power generation system. June 14, 2023 Scale Microgrid Solutions, a developer using distributed solar, battery storage and combined heat and power …

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