The first deployment of the AiON Energy Storage System from LS Energy Solutions will be in PJM territory in New Jersey. Project developer V20 Energy will install a 14.6-MW/13.7-MWh system using 17 AiON-ESS containers. The project is being commissioned and is expected to be interconnected to the grid in Q2 in New Jersey. LS-ES launched …
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The Infiniti Equity Fund (IEF), which was recently launched by solar developer Infiniti Energy, has awarded its inaugural $10,000 grant to the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Program (EJSP) at Bergen Community College (BCC) in New Jersey. Bergen STEM students working on a solar energy project. The Infiniti Equity Fund supports and empowers organizations and communities …
Borrego announced it will develop solar and storage projects to site at hydropower facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut owned by FirstLight Power. “I am thrilled to partner with Borrego to accelerate New England’s path to a fully decarbonized electric grid by advancing innovative new solar and energy storage offerings to customers in Massachusetts and Connecticut,” …
An Ohio-based heavy metals contract manufacturer is opening a new facility in the state after being selected to supply solar panel components to First Solar. Ice Industries‘ new 150,000 sq ft plant, located in Bowling Green, will produce steel back rails for First Solar’s thin-film modules. The new plant is expected to launch in October …
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Trina Solar has reached 25.5% efficiency with its 210-mm i-TOPCon solar cell. The result was certified by the National Institute of Metrology of China. At the company’s State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar researchers solved technical problems related to selective boron emitter, large-area tunneling silicon oxide and doped polysilicon preparation, and high-efficiency …
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Over 100 manufacturers representing all areas across the solar supply chain — steel producers, solar module manufacturers, inverter companies and more — sent a letter today to President Biden, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and committee chairs stating their strong support for long-term clean energy tax incentives in federal budget reconciliation legislation. The letter states how the …
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The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) awarded a total of $960,578 for the 2022 Public Facility Solar Grant Program, resulting in 16 solar projects across the state. Funding for these projects supports the installation of solar arrays on existing infrastructure, such as parking lots or rooftops for public facilities. “Solar arrays on public institutions like our …
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Chinese solar panel manufacturer LONGi announced it has reached 25.47% efficiency with its gallium-doped p-type HJT silicon solar cells using the M6 (166-mm) wafer size. The record was confirmed by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH). LONGi’s R&D team has developed a p-type wafer processing solution for HJT cells and combined it …
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D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) in partnership with Ranger Power, a Chicago-based utility-scale solar development company, announced the Assembly II and Assembly III solar projects have reached commercial operation (COD). Assembly Solar II is a 110-MWAC solar facility and Assembly Solar III is a 79-MWAC solar facility, both of which are located in Shiawassee …
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Southern Power has completed the energy storage additions to two solar projects in California. “These co-located solar and storage projects are a first of their kind for Southern Power,” said Southern Power President Bill Grantham. “We expect these new battery-based energy storage projects to enhance California’s grid reliability. The combination of our solar technology and …
640 MWh of energy storage now online in SCE territory Read More »
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