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Also on the rise: Get your Virginia interconnection now, solar regulation increasing in 2025. Former Tesla engineer to establish battery materials manufacturing in Moses Lake, Washington. Energy justice must play a larger role in clean energy transition. SEIA launches non-profit institute to accelerate growth of solar and storage. Solar tariffs led directly to delay of …

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Northern Indiana Public Service Company announced that it will be delaying the retirement of two of it’s coal-fired generating facilities until 2025, due to the uncertainty and delays brought to the solar panel market by DOC’ investigation into solar cell and module manufacturers in four southeast Asian Countries. May 4, 2022 Northern Indiana Public Service …

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Solar and Storage Industries Institute will tackle land use issues, antiquated rate designs, interconnection roadblocks, and more. May 4, 2022 The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced the launch of the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) that will serve as SEIA’s charitable and educational arm to remove barriers to clean energy deployment. S12 is a …

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The solar PV train has left the station with strong momentum in 2022, showing 36% year-over-year growth through February when compared to the first two months of 2021. This marks significant growth despite a year of challenges for the industry. This figure includes both large-scale and small-scale generation, as reported by the Energy Information Association …

Solar generation up 36% in the first two months of 2022 Read More »

Sustainable and affordable home modeled after a Texan Dogtrot home to be built in Houston through PearlX and Rice University partnership. May 3, 2022 PearlX announced a partnership with the Rice University’s architecture department to complete the installation of a sustainable accessory dwelling unit modeled after the traditional Texan ‘Dogtrot’ home. This is the first …

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The bipartisan group is led by Jacky Rosen (D-NV), who was influential in last year’s dismissal of a similar antidumping investigation request. Secretary Raimondo offers the DOC’s perspective. May 3, 2022 22 US Senators have composed a letter, sent to President Biden, urging the president to review ongoing Department of Commerce (DOC) investigation into solar …

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The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has released a top ten list of observations on co-located wind or solar plus energy storage (hybrid), with each of the unique ideas referencing a research paper developed by the group. LBNL is covering this topic primarily due to the recent increases in deployment, and interest …

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Also on the rise: Using soot from biomass for solar thermal absorption. On Saturday April 1, 2022, California was 100% powered by renewables for the first time. California Governor calls on DOC to end anti-circumvention investigation but DOC says it can’t. Milwaukee startup claims hydrogen output for $0.85/kg or less via new water vapor electrolyzer.

Also on the rise: Power Electronic Grid Interface streamlines the transition to a more modern grid. RFP Alert: Dominion Energy Virginia seeks 1.2 GW of solar and wind, 125 MW storage. Convergent announces operation of Maryland solar and storage portfolio. Ultracapacitor sonar seeking a 100% solar and wind grid. Power Electronic Grid Interface streamlines the …

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Reactive Technologies uses an ultracapacitor to send signals into the grid that help managers determine the level of system inertia, supporting power grid stability, and they’re coming to the United States. April 29, 2022 Reactive Technologies is expanding into the United States, and has recently won recognition from BloombergNEF as one of its 2022 Pioneers. …

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