Day: May 21, 2025

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) announced it will redirect $365 million in solar + storage funding to address Puerto Rico’s grid resiliency using other unspecified technologies. The funding, allocated through the Puerto Rico Resilience Fund (PR-ERF), will be deployed to support “practical fixes and emergency activities” that offer a “faster, more impactful” solution to… …

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Gov. Kathy Hochul today announced that contracts have been executed for 26 large-scale land-based renewable energy projects that, upon completion, will provide more than 2.5 GW of clean energy, enough to power more than 670,000 homes throughout New York State. These projects are expected to create more than 1,900 near-term jobs and generate more than… …

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At its May 21 Agenda Meeting, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved updates to grid modernization rules intended to reduce delays in the distribution grid interconnection process to speed up the timeline for projects to come online. The more streamlined process for distribution grid interconnection applications includes: more frequent updates to hosting… …

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Silfab Solar has acquired EnPV’s technology patent portfolio that includes advanced back-contact designs for solar cells. EnPV, the solar technology division of EnBW, an energy supply company in Germany, developed TOPCon manufacturing process. Its flagship design, self-aligned back contact (SABC), will immediately be integrated into Silfab’s manufacturing efforts. The method enables precise alignment and improved… …

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With a ranking as a Top 10 State for solar capacity at K-12 schools, Pennsylvania is emerging as a national leader in clean energy for schools. According to a new report from clean energy nonprofit Generation180, Pennsylvania K-12 schools more than tripled the amount of solar installed from 14 to 45 MW in the last… …

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The Dept. of Commerce has released its preliminary countervailing duties (CVD) in the trade case involving battery anode material from China. Preliminary antidumping (AD) rates should be revealed in July. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has already made an affirmative preliminary decision in this matter. Preliminary subsidy rates Companies Preliminary CVD rate Huzhou Kaijin… …

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The AES Corporation has announced that it has entered into two long-term PPAs to support Meta’s data centers with 650 MW of solar projects that AES is bringing online in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) market. “AES is proud to partner with Meta to deliver reliable and affordable renewable energy that supports their data center… …

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