Renewable energy sources, including solar power systems, are rapidly becoming essential elements of power grids throughout the world — especially in the U.S. and Europe. However, cybersecurity for these systems is often an afterthought, creating a growing risk to grid security, stability and availability. New research from network security solution provider Forescout found an insecure ecosystem… …
Scanifly, a solar design and field operations software, has integrated services with Pegasus, a California-based rooftop solar mounting systems provider. The integration automatically transfers Scanifly design data and panel placement directly into the Pegasus Design Tool, eliminating platform switching and duplicate work. The direct API integration connects Scanifly’s design environment with Pegasus’ racking layout, bill… …
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Avangrid’s True North Solar project near Waco, Texas, has achieved commercial operation. It is Avangrid’s largest solar project to date, at 321 MWDC. True North is delivering electricity to the Texas grid and supporting Meta’s operations, including its upcoming data center in neighboring Temple, its second data center facility in Texas. According to a recent… …
Meta secures more solar power for Texas data centers with Avangrid project now online Read More »
Trinasolar announced it has developed an “industrial-standard” solar panel that reaches 800 W. The 3.1 m2 module using 210×105-mm perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells reached 808 W and was certified by inspection body TÜV SÜD. The rectangular cell (essentially a half-cut G12 wafer) layers silicon and perovskites to exceed conventional efficiency ratings. “This is a monumental… …
Trina silicon-perovskite tandem solar module exceeds 800 W Read More »
Last year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Vector Solutions launched a program to properly train U.S. fire departments in safely mitigating fires that involve energy storage technologies (such as battery energy storage systems). While the first part of that effort focused on classroom training materials and an interactive, game-like simulated training for responding… …
In 2021, Canadian tech firm Ubiquity Solar said it would establish a nearly 2-GW solar cell manufacturing outfit in New York to supply both the space and utility sectors. The effort never got off the ground, and today the manufacturing equipment is listed for sale by Tiger Group and GESemi. The AI and semiconductor auctioning… …
Ubiquity Solar manufacturing in NY never starts, thin-film equipment now for sale Read More »
Lightsource bp’s 180-MWDC solar project in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, has entered commercial operation. The Prairie Ronde Solar project is located about 30 miles north of Lafayette. “The Prairie Ronde solar project is a powerful example of domestic energy investment in action,” said Emilie Wangerman, COO of Lightsource bp USA. “Working together with our partners,… …
Lightsource bp funds community initiatives with 180-MW Louisiana solar project Read More »
Delta has signed a memorandum of understanding with LG Energy Solution Vertech to use LG’s American-made battery cells in Delta’s residential energy storage systems. Under the agreement, LG Energy Solution will provide Delta with 4 GWh of residential lithium battery cells from 2025 to 2030, which will be integrated into Delta’s upcoming All-in-One Box for… …
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the New York Power Authority (NYPA) acquired full ownership of a 20-MW solar energy generation project in the town of Fort Edward in Washington County. The Somers Solar project is the first to be acquired, owned and operated by the Power Authority under its expanded authority — signed into… …
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An initiative led by faculty from seven top research universities — six of which are in California — aims to accelerate the deployment of solar arrays over the state’s extensive canal network. According to a 2021 UC Merced study published in Nature Sustainability, covering large sections of the state’s 4,000 miles of canals with solar… …
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