Partnership with FirstLight Power focuses on development of new DG solar, DG storage and utility-scale standalone storage at hydropower facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut. March 31, 2022 Borrego Solar has been tapped by FirstLight Power, a clean power company with a portfolio that includes nearly 1,400MW of pumped-hydro storage, battery storage, hydroelectric generation, and solar …
SPI Energy announced that SolarJuice Technology launched 450 watt (W) and 550W solar modules for commercial projects. These modules are being manufactured in the company’s new Sacramento facility, which SPI announced just last month would be ramping up to produce 1.1GW of solar modules. Manufacturing uses the existing production lines at the former Sunergy PV …
The decision by the Department of Commerce to open an investigation into solar cell and module manufacturers in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam potentially using parts produced by Chinese companies, therefore circumventing existing antidumping and countervailing (AD/CV) tariffs on Chinese goods has sent shockwaves through the solar industry. Already, experts are drastically cutting down their …
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The Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to act on a petition filed by California-based solar module manufacturer Auxin Solar requesting that DOC review solar panel imports from Chinese companies working in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, announcing that it is launching an antidumping investigation into those companies. Auxin’s petition alleges that solar cell and …
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Recognizing that 95% of residential rooftops across Utah are available for system assessment under its platform, Palmetto has entered the state’s residential market, making it the 24th state the company operates in. March 24, 2022 Palmetto, a technology platform company that performs residential solar installations and services, announced that it has expanded into Utah’s residential …
10GW/year of solar and 5GW/year of storage would be needed under that aggressive scenario, according to an analysis for the California Air Resources Board. March 24, 2022 Adding 10GW of solar and 5GW of battery storage each year would enable California to reach 100% renewables by 2035 with electrification of heating, transportation and industry, according …
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Wood Mackenzie estimates that the US energy storage market broke records in Q4 2021, installing 1,613MW / 4727 MWh. March 24, 2022 Despite not quite hitting the numbers anticipated, the US energy storage market set a new record in the fourth quarter of 2021, with new system installations totaling 4,727MWh, according to Wood Mackenzie and …
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Also on the rise: Underserved communities get a clean energy boost from DOE. Michigan renewable energy program so popular that the utility has “thousands of megawatts” of clean energy planned to meet demand. Ampyr Energy USA plans 5GW solar development in US. Nextracker unveils all-terrain tracker.
The newly formed joint venture combines AGP’s experience in developing large-scale renewable power projects globally and Hartree’s expertise in power trading analytics and zero-carbon solutions in a plan to roll out 5GW of large-scale solar projects across the US. March 22, 2022 AGP Sustainable Real Assets and Hartree Partners announced the launch of Ampyr Energy …
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While the significant cost reductions seen across the solar industry in the last decade-plus have allowed the resource to expand exponentially in a relatively short period of time, this same growth has led to an issue that is only set to grow as each new project is built: flat, even land, the kind most optimal …
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