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The 2022 Solar Risk Assessment focuses on inverter failures and rosy risk projections, which are the leading causes of economic loss for utility scale solar facilities. July 5, 2022 Fourteen groups, including kWh Analytics, have come together to release the 2022 Solar Risk Assessment (SRA). This document brings attention to the challenges that have resulted …

Modeling, inverters, and weather – oh my! Read More »

Nextracker has announced the opening of the company’s third dedicated steel line in the U.S. Through a partnership with BCI Steel, the historic Bethlehem steel manufacturing factory in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh, will reopen to produce solar tracker equipment for Nextracker’s utility-scale tracker operations. According to Nextracker, the steel processing plant will incorporate …

Historic Pittsburgh steel plant reopens to make components for Nextracker Read More »

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada issued a joint recall for patio umbrellas due to fires caused by the lithium-ion batteries. overheating June 27, 2022 A joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and SunVilla Corporation has been issued for all 10-foot solar LED Market Umbrellas. …

Lithium-ion battery fire danger causes recall of 433,000 solar LED umbrellas Read More »

California residents who own a Tesla Powerwall can take part in the emergency load reduction program pilot, which could become the largest distributed battery resource in the world. June 24, 2022 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is  looking for Powerwall owners to opt into Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) pilot, allowing Powerwalls to be dispatched …

Pacific Gas & Electric calls for participation in Tesla virtual power plant pilot Read More »

The award comes as a part of NYSERDA’s fifth annual Renewable Energy Standard request for proposals, which aims to add more than 2 GW of clean energy projects to the state’s grid. June 21, 2022 New Jersey-headquartered CS Energy announced that the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) has awarded the company …

CS Energy awarded 270 MW solar portfolio in New York Read More »

Lennox developed the first prototype that achieved the DOE’s Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge’s standards about a year ahead of schedule. June 20, 2022 Many Americans are giving heat pumps serious consideration as they try to reduce their dependence on oil and gas. Heat pumps, when combined with low-carbon electricity sources such as solar, …

Cold-climate heat pump efficient in -10 F weather Read More »

Climate resilience solutions come pre-fabricated to generate clean, off-grid power for essential services and emergency response needs. June 20, 2022 A new startup, Sesame Solar, unveiled its nanogrids that are designed for use in disaster torn areas. They range from 10 to 40 feet long, and not only are they rugged, but they can be …

Sesame Solar mobile nanogrids powered by solar and green hydrogen Read More »

Lennox developed the first prototype that achieved the DOE’s Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge’s standards about a year ahead of schedule. June 20, 2022 Many Americans are giving heat pumps serious consideration as they try to reduce their dependence on oil and gas. Heat pumps, when combined with low-carbon electricity sources such as solar, …

Cold-climate heat pump 80% efficient in -10 F weathera Read More »

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Sunrise brief: Residential solar offers price certainty in chaotic electricity markets Read More »