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Array Technologies may be insulated from anti-circumvention, said ROTH Array Technologies’ close relationship with First Solar, Hanwha, and Maxeon may be the reason for its strong revenue guidance, said an industry note from Phil Shen, managing director of ROTH Capital. Could “hot carrier” solar cells break the theoretical efficiency limit?  As much as 50% of …

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New York State is the number one community solar market in the US, and the largest market for Nautilus, which now has over 87MW in operation in the state. April 6, 2022 Nautilus Solar Energy announced the completion of a 24.9MW community solar portfolio in New York. Comprised of four projects located in Allegany, Cattaraugus, …

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Stanford researchers develop a device that harvests energy from the temperature difference between the PV cell and the air. April 6, 2022 Researchers from Stanford University constructed a photovoltaic cell with a thermoelectric generator that harvests energy even in the dark. The solar PV cell has both a hot and a cold side that generates …

Photovoltaic cell harvests energy day and night Read More »

From pv magazine global German inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology AG has released a new three-phase inverter series for applications in residential and commercial PV projects with outputs up to 135 kW. The Sunny Tripower X devices feature a system manager function linked to the company’s Sunny Portal for holistic, intelligent energy management ennexOS. “The Sunny Tripower …

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Neighborhood Sun is partnering with OYA Solar and Climate Smart Communities to educate New Yorkers about community solar, plus they’re offering a sign-on bonus. April 5, 2022 New York state recently became the top community solar market in the United States, edging out Minnesota, with the completion of a 7.5MW project in Schenectady County, “Reaching …

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Also on the rise: IREC aims to help 35 states speed interconnection of distributed storage. The second day at SEIA dove into the risks and rewards of solar leasing, as well as a slew of tax considerations. Washington reestablishes its solar incentive program. PECO utility to support commercial EV charging with rebate program. UC Berkeley …

Sunrise brief: Accelerate the energy transition now–it’s an investment in national security. Read More »

Flower Valley I and II put Jupiter many steps closer to its goal of building and operating more than 650MWh of energy storage capacity in ERCOT territory. April 4, 2022 Flower Valley II, one of the largest energy storage projects in Texas, has begun operations. The 200MWh Flower Valley II installation is the second battery …

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The second day at SEIA dove into the risks and rewards of solar leasing, as well as a slew of tax considerations including tax transfer challenges, assignment rights & interests. April 4, 2022 Day one of the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Tax, Finance, &  Buyer’s seminar started with the BBB and ESG in NYC, …

Solar leasing risks & rewards, & other topics on day 2 of the Tax, Finance, & Buyer’s seminar Read More »

Looking to move on from the general atmosphere of doom and gloom surrounding the Department of Commerce’s decision to launch an antidumping investigation into solar panel imports from Chinese companies working in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has launched a survey for solar workers, which aims to quantify the …

SEIA calls on solar workers to highlight impact of Auxin Solar Petition Read More »

If approved, the new procurement would raise Duke’s total 2022 solicitation to 1,300MW, a figure equivalent to 30% of all the solar the company has installed in North Carolina to date. April 1, 2022 Duke Energy Carolinas has filed a proposal with the North Carolina Utilities Commission under which the utility is seeking bids this …

Duke seeks to procure an additional 700MW of solar in 2022 Read More »