On April 8, 2024, the Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 783, the Brighter Tomorrow Act, legislation that would lower the cost of developing Maryland solar projects and increase the value of solar for energy consumers across the state. The bill now goes to the governor’s desk for signature. The Brighter Tomorrow Act is necessary …
Steel solar panel frame manufacturer Origami Solar announced that after months of independent testing at CFV Labs and the Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), the company’s steel frames have passed frame-related industry-standard testing, including IEC 61215 static mechanical load testing and IEC 61701 salt-mist corrosion testing and continuity testing of equipotential bonding. This testing proves …
Origami Solar steel panel frames pass mechanical load and corrosion testing Read More »
AES Hawaiʻi has completed the West O‘ahu solar + storage project in Kapolei – the company’s first facility to combine solar generation and battery energy storage on O‘ahu. The launch was commemorated with a blessing ceremony at the project site and reception at the nearby University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu campus. Located on 66 acres of …
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The backlog of new power generation and energy storage seeking transmission connections across the U.S. grew again in 2023, with nearly 2,600 GW of generation and storage capacity now actively seeking grid interconnection, according to new research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Active capacity in U.S. interconnection queues increased nearly eight-fold over the last decade, …
Electrical grid interconnection backlog grew 30% in 2023 Read More »
Credit: Nexamp Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 253/HB 106 and SB 255/HB 108, patroned by Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax County) and Delegate Rip Sullivan (D-Fairfax County), to improve and expand shared solar access in Dominion Energy territories and create a shared solar program for customers in southwest Virginia. “This legislation enables the continued …
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Carhartt Carhartt has announced the launch of the Force Sun Defender series — its lightest performance gear solution to battle the heat and sun. Force Sun Defender provides UPF 50+ sun protection, fights sweat, dries fast and blocks 98% of harmful UV rays from reaching the skin. “At Carhartt, we pride ourselves upon serving and …
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The recently commissioned 170-MWDC Bartonsville Energy Facility solar project has been hailed by Virignia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as a model of environmental stewardship. This array was able to avoid environmentally disruptive grading of rural sites and less steel at a structural level using Nevados‘ All Terrain Tracker, a single-axis solar tracker. Terrain-following solar …
Virginia solar project using Nevados trackers receives state environmental award Read More »
Rutgers University has selected vertical solar system Sunzaun for an agrivoltaics project at its farm on Cook campus. The farm at Rutgers University-New Brunswick operates as a hybrid of production farm, research facility and teaching operation in support of the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station related …
Rutgers installs Sunzaun vertical solar system on experimental farm campus Read More »
U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced $19.5 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to install solar panels in irrigation canals as part of an initiative to study the water efficiency gains and amount of clean energy produced for future larger scale implementation. $15 million of this funding has been awarded to the San …
Federal government announces project funding for solar on irrigation canals Read More »
There were two linked and highly consequential March developments in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid operator that serves about 90% of the electricity demand in Texas. First, solar generation topped coal’s output for the first time in any month, sending 3.26 million MWh onto the grid vs. the 2.96 million MWh …
Monthly solar generation tops coal for first time in Texas Read More »
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