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Solar maintained its place as the country’s fastest-growing electrical resource, while widespread droughts caused hydropower to fall and coal saw a brief resurgence. February 28, 2022 In its latest analysis of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Energy Infrastructure Update and the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook, the SUN DAY Campaign, a non-profit research and …

Renewable energy accounted for 21% of US electrical generation in 2021 Read More »

The acquisitions bring Standard Solar’s owned assets above 20MW in Massachusetts and above 50MW in Maine. February 25, 2022 Standard Solar announced that it has acquired from EDF Renewables a solar and storage project developed on an EPA Superfund site in Acton, Massachusetts. The project is the 4.69MW/4MWh Lawsbrook Solar + Storage project, and it’s …

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US Vanadium announced an expanded purchase agreement under which Austrian-based Enerox, which sells vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) systems under its brand name CellCube, can purchase up to 3 million additional liters/year of US Vanadium’s ultra-high-purity electrolyte with a price cap over the next five years. The agreement boosts the initial purchase agreement for 580,000 …

CellCube secures long-term supply of vanadium redox flow battery electrolyte Read More »

Orbital will also build the requisite substation for the facility. The Houston-headquartered energy company has operations in power transmission, natural gas, telecom, and solar. February 25, 2022 Orbital Energy Group’s subsidiary, Orbital Solar Services (OSS), and its joint venture partner Jingoli Power announced the two have begun construction on a 130MW solar engineering, procurement, and …

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The National Community Solar Partnership, a Department of Energy led program, released a roadmap for the target. February 25, 2022 The National Community Solar Partnership, a Department of Energy (DOE) program, set an ambitious goal of enabling enough community solar projects to power the equivalent of 5 million households, and achieve $1 billion in combined …

US targets 5 million community solar households, $1 billion in savings by 2025 Read More »

The 266MWdc/200MWac Corazon I Solar plant began operations in August 2021 and the 200MW/400 MWh Guajillo storage project is expected to reach an operational stage before the end of 2023. February 25, 2022 BayWa r.e., a leading global renewable energy developer, services and systems provider, completed the sale of the 266MWdc/200 MWac Corazon I Solar …

BayWa r.e. completes sale of its Corazon I solar plant and Guajillo storage project to Eni New Energy US Read More »

Also on the rise: Steps that buyers can take to ensure quality module supply. New Jersey installed 4GW of solar in 2021. DOE develops strategies to solve clean energy supply chain issues. The report card is out–which states have the best policies? Aspen Power secures $120 million, 200MW of distributed and community solar. Speeding development …

Sunrise brief: Rooftop solar groups ask FERC to stop utilities from charging customers for anti-solar advocacy Read More »

The word of the winter is interconnection, and there is concern across the industry that interconnection delays in Jersey could compromise one of the nation’s leading solar markets. February 24, 2022 New Jersey added 3.8GW of new solar capacity in 2021, as outlined in the newest edition of DG+’s New Jersey Solar Market Report, yet …

New Jersey installed nearly 4GW of solar in 2021, why is there cause for concern? Read More »

The company posted a record year despite global supply shortages. February 23, 2022 Ingeteam, a global inverter maker and electrical engineering firm announced it had a record year for solar, battery, and inverter supply deals in 2021. The company provided a combined 4,229MW of solar and battery inverters in the calendar year. At the utility …

Ingeteam supplied 4.2GW of solar and battery inverters in 2021 Read More »

Also on the rise: Equitable access to solar is part of DOE-backed plan. One to six million metric tons of lithium may lie beneath the Salton Sea. Adopting standards for EVs will accelerate the path for these vehicles. Solar tracker manufacturers can expect a boom in the US through 2025. Heliogen plans concentrated solar power …

Sunrise brief: Missing–Five to ten gigawatts of utility scale solar in 2022 Read More »