December 18, 2023 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

CubicPV plans to use Malaysian polysilicon at its potential U.S. wafer factory

CubicPV announced it has a polysilicon supplier for its yet-to-be-decided U.S. wafer manufacturing factory. CubicPV recently signed a long-term supply agreement with OCIM, a subsidiary of OCI Holdings. The $1 billion, eight-year contract will supply CubicPV with polysilicon from OCI’s Malaysian factory. CubicPV plans to open a 10-GW ingot and wafer factory in the United …

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38% solar growth pushing wind-solar dynamic duo past coal in 2024

Markets / By Staff

The EIA is forecasting a notable shift in the U.S. energy mix: coal’s contribution to electricity generation is projected to decrease to just 15% of national consumption, while the combined output of wind and solar will surpass 16%. December 18, 2023 The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that the combined electricity …

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Solar-powered EV charging station comes online in New York

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Sustainable Westchester, a New York State-based advocacy group for community resilience and renewable energy, unveiled a new EV fast charging station powered entirely by solar energy. This is the first of its kind in New York State. The project involves a complex system of an 85 kW solar photovoltaic array, a 180kWh on site storage …

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‘Not a very special year’: Canada solar expert mulls 2022 slump

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Last year Canada switched on its largest utility-scale PV array, the 465 MWac Travers Solar Project, which buoyed solar figures to 4.4 GW, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). But a PV expert warns a six-month pause on renewable energy projects in Alberta this year could slow the whole country’s momentum. December 18, …

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CPV completes massive solar project on former Pennsylvania coal mine

Industry / By Staff

Competitive Power Ventures’ (CPV) affiliate CPV Renewable Power announced that CPV Maple Hill Solar, a 100-MWAC solar power generation facility in Portage Township, Pennsylvania, has completed construction and successfully entered operations. The solar farm, located on the site of a former coal mine, consists of over 235,000 panels and was constructed by Gemma Power Systems …

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Lessons learned from the 2023 Solar Builder Projects of the Year

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Our Projects of the Year issue is always inspiring in some way. Projects that involve connecting cheaper, renewable energy to lower income communities. Projects that require engineering ingenuity to get done on time and on budget (or to get done at all). Projects that show what’s possible when people actually try to work together to …

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Brenmiller Energy commissions thermal energy storage demonstration project

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The company’s thermal energy storage demonstration system at the State University of New York in Purchase uses crushed rocks to store energy from renewables or the grid. December 18, 2023 Thermal energy storage developer Brenmiller Energy has finished commissioning a bGen thermal storage-based co-generation station at the State University of New York (SUNY) Purchase. It …

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FREYR continues DOE loan process for LFP battery cell factory in Georgia

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FREYR Battery, a Norwegian-origin company that intends to make energy storage systems at a manufacturing plant in Coweta County, Georgia, announced that has been invited by the U.S. Dept. of Energy to submit Part II of the loan application process for a Title 17 loan. “The Part II DOE loan application invitation is an important …

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Sunrise brief: Unprecedented solar and storage growth on horizon

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Day: December 18, 2023