The town of Christiana, population 1,235, is attempting to block construction of a what would be Wisconsin’s largest solar farm to date. June 2, 2022 Koshkonong Solar Energy Center is proposing a 300 MW solar facility and 165 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) that would sit on approximately 4,600 acres of primarily agricultural land …
Wisconsin town sues utility regulator for approving a 300 MW solar farm Read More »
A new partnership that engages grid operators, utilities, clean energy developers, regulators, and DOE’s national laboratories aims to lower costs and reduce wait times for utility scale solar projects connecting to the grid. June 2, 2022 The US Department of Energy (DOE) is building the Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) partnership to develop solutions for faster, simpler …
US Department of Energy launches partnership to speed interconnection Read More »
Two Australian farmers reported that their solar panels increased grazing quality during drought periods over a four year period, aligning with research suggesting solar panel microclimates might increase water retention, and grass production. June 1, 2022 Two agrivoltaic installations in New South Wales, Australia are being credited with increasing the quantity and quality of fleece …
Any conversation about tracker resilience, especially with regards to wind and hail, is also a conversation of optimizing electricity generation. In short, the less time that solar modules spend in their stow function, the more time that they’ll spend out in the field generating electricity optimally. Maximizing generation hours in a project’s lifetime is paramount …
Trackers vs. the elements, part three: minimizing production losses Read More »
Solar Decathlon Professionals and Solar Decathlon Pathways are two new programs recently announced by US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm. May 27, 2022 The Solar Decathlon, now in its 21st year, is expanding to bring the collegiate competition’s sustainable buildings expertise, experience and mentorship into high school classrooms and architectural studios across the country. In …
US Solar Decathlon expands to workforce development and mentoring high school students Read More »
North Carolina State University (NCSU) has developed an energy-efficient strategy for room-temperature hydrogen release from liquid hydrogen carriers, which uses less rhodium. Elsewhere in the world, Airbus launched its Zero Emission Development Centre in the UK, Toshiba ESS teamed up with Fusion Fuel to target Australian and European markets, and Corfo signed agreements to finance …
The Hydrogen Stream: Novel tech for extracting hydrogen gas from liquid carriers Read More »
After intervention by some of the state’s largest rooftop solar installers, the new compromise includes a delay of time-of-use rates for net metering customers until at least 2026 and a ‘Proposed Bridge Rate’ for new net metering customers. May 26, 2022 Duke Energy and a collective of some of the largest rooftop solar installers in …
Duke Energy, Nort Carolina Solar installers compromise on net metering Read More »
In our last article on Intersolar 2022 Munich, we present a small fraction of the countless vendors exhibiting their products on the floor. May 26, 2022 Intersolar is more than bike rides in Amsterdam, solar panels, and robots and energy storage. There were also inverters, racking, cabling, monitoring, engineering, finance, media, and an abundance of …
An American at Intersolar: Part IV – So Much Gear Read More »
The solar manufacturer will bring nearly 500 news jobs to Dalton, Georgia and invest $171 million on the new facility. May 26, 2022 Qcells announced that its new solar panel manufacturing facility will be located in Dalton, Georgia near where the company already operates a 1.7 GW module factory. Expected to come online as early …
Qcells confirms location of solar panel manufacturing expansion in the US Read More »
Wood Mackenzie this week made a slew of predictions for the industry in 2022 and noted the effects the US’ recently announced anti-circumvention investigation is already having on utility scale plans. May 26, 2022 Capital costs for 100 MWdc solar projects are set to rise 6% this year, according to one analyst. US-owned Wood Mackenzie issued a …
Analyst predicts extent of rise in this year’s solar capital costs Read More »
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