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TrueCapture boosts solar plant performance in field tests

Nextracker’s smart tracker yield-optimization and control software helped Arevon realize a more than 2% increase in production at its 38 MW Beacon 5 solar project in Kern County, California. July 7, 2022 Maximizing the generation performance of a solar project is critical to any project’s overall success, as power delivery contracts and payback periods all …

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No-cost solar installations provide equitable access to clean energy

Fourteen installations for low- to moderate-income homeowners in North Carolina are part of national initiative charged by the Department of Energy July 7, 2022 Southern Energy Management is completing 14 solar installations in North Carolina for low- to moderate-income homeowners as a part of the Clean Energy Initiative of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities …

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Nelnet acquires GRNE Solutions

The acquisition expands Nelnet into engineering, procurement, and construction services, with additional offerings in battery backup, electric vehicle charging, energy monitoring, and operations and maintenance services. July 6, 2022 Nelnet, a financial services company historically focused on student loan servicing, announced that it has made a controlling investment in GRNE Solar, a Midwest solar engineering, …

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New TVA solar projects will power DENSO’s Tennessee operations

The company has signed on for 10.5 MW of capacity through TVA’s Flexibility Program, as well as additional capacity under TVA’s Green Invest program. July 6, 2022 DENSO, a supplier of electrification systems, powertrain systems, thermal systems, mobility electronics, and advanced devices in the mobility center, announced that the company has signed on to receive …

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Major Southeast utilities will reach only 9% solar by 2030, group projects

Five major Southeastern utilities will not reach zero-carbon generation until 2071 or later, an environmental group projects. July 5, 2022 “Every year matters,” says the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), in a study projecting when five major utilities in the region will reach zero-carbon generation. Solar generation across the five utilities will rise to only 9% …

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Florida added more than 40,000 rooftop solar systems in 2021

The state achieved 41% year-over-year growth in added capacity, and surpassed 1 GW of cumulative installed rooftop solar. July 5, 2022 The Florida Public Service Commission has released its 2021 Net Metering Report, which outlines all of the new, net-metered renewable energy systems that were interconnected in 2021. The report covers all types of customer-sited …

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Hybridizing floating solar with hydropower

Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have said that the combination of floating solar with hydropower could reduce PV curtailment. July 5, 2022 NREL scientists have tried to quantify the operational benefits of combining floating PV generation with hydropower plants. In “Enabling Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FPV) Deployment,” the researchers considered both the long- and short-term combination …

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California launches incentive program for cities to adopt SolarAPP+

CalAPP provides grants to counties and cities that adopt DOE’s SolarAPP+ to cover time and other resources spent on adoption. July 1, 2022 The California Energy Commission has launched its CalAPP program, an initiative to spur growth in rooftop solar by providing incentives to cities and counties to adopt the Department of Energy’s DOE SolarAPP+ …

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Sunrise brief: Customs detains solar module shipment under UFLPA

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