D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments announced a large northern California solar project with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). SMUD signed a power purchase agreement sized at 200MW of solar PV and 400MWh of energy storage. The battery energy storage system is a planned 100MW, four-hour duration battery. The project, to be located in east Sacramento …
SMUD signs its largest solar and storage PPA with D.E. Shaw Read More »
Joule’s programs have helped to bring access to clean energy and bill savings to 800,000 New Yorkers in 44 municipalities across the state. March 8, 2022 In 2021, Joule Community Power launched its community choice aggregation programs in thirteen New York municipalities. In the program, each municipality has its electricity supply contracts negotiated through Joule, …
Community choice solar programs save New Yorkers $7 million in seven months Read More »
A team of three analysts from global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie are in Puerto Rico this week helping install solar panels on homes as part of a new initiative with charity Let’s Share the Sun Foundation. March 8, 2022 What better way to learn about solar energy than to help with installations. That’s part of …
Wood Mac analysts trade laptops for ladders, installing solar in Puerto Rico Read More »
UL and NREL released a report on cybersecurity certification recommendations and are actively developing requirements to create cybersecurity certification standards. March 8, 2022 UL, a global safety science leader, released a report, co-authored with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), titled “Cybersecurity Certification Recommendations for Interconnected Grid Edge Devices and …
Cybersecurity for distributed energy and inverter-based resources Read More »
In one of the company’s largest transactions to date, Greenbacker has acquired a significant financial interest in the 150MW operating Aurora solar portfolio March 8, 2022 Greenbacker Renewable Energy said that it has, through a subsidiary, purchased a 49% financial interest in the 150MW operating Aurora solar portfolio from BlackRock Global Renewable Power Fund II. …
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NASA’s 1.5 billion-mile Psyche asteroid mission will be solar-powered NASA will explore a large, metal-rich asteroid with an remote-operated craft powered by two cross-shaped solar arrays. Koch subsidiary DEPCOM Power expands energy storage portfolio to 650MWh The company brings EPC, O&M, EMS, LTSA to utility-scale solar plus storage or standalone storage projects. IHS Markit: Battery …
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and partners announced a free, self-paced series of courses that cover electrical, structural, and fire code compliance of residential roof-mounted PV systems prior to permitting. March 7, 2022 The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and a team of partners announced the launch of a free series of self-paced, interactive, …
IREC releases training courses for residential solar plan review and permitting Read More »
The Energy Information Administration projected over the next two years 60% of capacity additions will be solar or battery energy storage. March 7, 2022 Utility-scale solar and battery energy storage are set to be the dominant new source of energy capacity additions, as over the next two years the Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts the two …
Solar is nearly 50% of planned utility-scale capacity additions Read More »
Business data analyst IHS Markit published a series of clean tech predictions for the year that also highlighted the rising proportion of sub-5MW solar projects in the global market, and cheaper clean energy financing costs even as panel prices continue to rise. March 7, 2022 From pv magazine global Business data company IHS Markit has predicted …
IHS Markit: Battery prices won’t fall until 2024 Read More »
Arizona-based DEPCOM Power Inc., a subsidiary of Koch Engineered Solutions LLC announced that its energy storage division expanded its portfolio to 650MWh of projects in execution. DEPCOM, which is an engineering, procurement and construction firm that builds provides O&M services to utility-scale solar power plants, was acquired by Koch Engineered Solutions last year. At the …
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