Energy storage supports a grid increasingly defined by renewable energy. pv magazine USA recaps three recent project updates in grid-scale storage. July 6, 2023 Energy storage is paired with renewable energy to balance the grid, match intermittent supply and demand, and provide reserve power for when it is needed most, among other functions. Over 82% …
Active grid-scale energy storage projects across the U.S. Read More »
On June 28, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the most consequential of Tigo Energy’s patent infringement claims against the SunSpec Alliance, a non-profit trade alliance that makes and sells no products, and its Rapid Shutdown standard. The Court rejected Tigo’s alleged theories of liability for patent infringement based …
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Funding from the Biden Administration’s Investing in America agenda is intended to support silicon component manufacturing and develop dual-use PV technologies. July 6, 2023 As part the Biden Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $45 million in funding, including $18 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to support pilot …
DOE announces $45 million for pilot manufacturing of solar components Read More »
Combined with the sale of its utility-scale renewables business, Duke Energy has divested $3.16 billion worth of utility and distributed generation solar assets this year as the utility shifts its business to focus on its core regulated holdings. July 6, 2023 Duke Energy announced an agreement to sell its commercial distributed generation business to an …
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Bluetti has launched its first stationary energy storage system for residential setups to the U.S. market. The EP900 & B500 system was first launched in Europe in 2022. EP900 is a modular inverter model that accepts B500 expansion battery packs. With an expandable capacity of 9.9 kWh to 39 kWh and up to 9 kW …
Bluetti releases stationary ESS using LFP batteries Read More »
A Colorado State University study found that despite a 38% reduction in light availability, a C3 semi-arid grassland only reduced aboveground productivity and photosynthesis by 6%, pointing to the feasibility of grassland agrivoltaics. July 6, 2023 Agrivoltaic systems, where solar photovoltaic arrays are co-located with crop or forage production, can alleviate the tension between expanding solar …
Grassland agrivoltaics show minimal difference in forage yield to traditional growth Read More »
From pv magazine 06/23 Two of the biggest solar markets, the United States and China, expanded their distributed-generation capacity by more than 65% in 2021 and 2022, against a 4% fall and an 18% rebound in utility scale PV. That means a qualitative shift in financing, in particular to back the integration of mass, networked, distributed-energy …
The rapid expansion of small-scale, distributed-generation solar Read More »
Passing these bills would make the state among the most ambitious in the Midwest when it comes to growing storage capacity and encouraging business models that unlock the full potential of this technology, like the “virtual power plant” model. July 6, 2023 There is broad consensus that the transition to clean energy is going to …
Michigan energy storage bills can serve as a model for the nation Read More »
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On July 6, Enphase announced its first contract manufacturing partnership to make U.S. microinverters with Flex in West Columbia, South Carolina. The stateside manufacturing plans are a result of the Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives for American-made solar components. Enphase uses contract manufacturers around the world to serve different markets, with Flex’s Mexico manufacturing plant making …
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