According to Wood Mackenzie‘s and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest ‘US Energy Storage Monitor‘ report, 910 MWh of new energy storage systems were brought online in Q1 – an increase of 252% over Q1 of last year – making it the biggest Q1 so far for the U.S. storage market. Looking ahead to […]
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BayWa r.e. has entered a partnership with GoodLeap that will add GoodLeap into BayWa r.e.’s Split Pay financing program, which is available to BayWa r.e.’s residential solar and energy storage installers. The Split Pay financing program offers solar contractors a streamlined way to finance their equipment from a single source. Split Pay’s simple process, coupled […]
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7X Energy Inc. has sold its 130 MW AC Elara Energy Project, located in Frio County, Texas, on over 1,700 acres, to KOMIPO America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Korea Midland Power Co. Ltd., one of the major power companies in Korea. Morgan Stanley Renewables Inc. is anticipated to be the sole tax equity investor […]
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Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, has completed its West of Devers transmission lines. The project increases transmission capacity necessary to bring renewable generation – more than 7,000 MW of renewable and battery energy storage resources in the coming years – from desert areas in the eastern part of California […]
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Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) has achieved a milestone by surpassing 40% completion of its ’30-by-30′ plan to install 30 million solar panels by 2030, which is one of the largest solar expansions in the U.S. To date, FPL has installed more than 12 million solar panels in Florida, putting the company well on […]
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Pylon, a designer of software that provides high-resolution aerial imagery for solar proposals, says it is launching full 3D-shading simulations as part of a major update to its Pylon Observer solar design tool. For the first time, solar designers can remotely assess year-round shading information for a given site in just a few clicks. The […]
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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, has started construction of the 250 MW Pisgah Ridge Solar project in Navarro County, Texas. Once in operation, it will be the largest utility-scale solar facility in Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’ fleet. Charles River Laboratories has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for […]
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DuPont has released DuPont Tedlar PV Rescue Tape, a new solution aimed at repairing photovoltaic panels with damaged backsheets and prolonging service lifetime at a fraction of the cost needed to replace modules. Tedlar PV Rescue Tape is a composite tri-layer structure composed of a DuPont Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride film outer layer, a polyester core […]
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LONGi, a Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaics and a developer of solar projects, has unveiled the Hi-MO N – its first bifacial module with N-type TOPCon cells. Hi-MO N maintains the optimal 182 mm cell and 72-cell module size and adopts LONGi’s proprietary HPC technique based on N-type TOPCon (high-performance cell with hybrid passivated contact). The […]
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Pearce Renewables, a company that specializes in engineering, operations and maintenance for renewable energy infrastructure, has acquired Mortenson Energy Services LLC (MES). Mortenson Energy Services says it provides renewable energy repair and maintenance services and is known in the wind industry for corrective maintenance, blade repair, and major and mid-level component exchange, as well as […]
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Bank OZK, a regional bank headquartered in Little Rock, Ark., has broken ground on a $6 million solar power plant. Once complete, the 4.8 MW array will produce enough electricity to power Bank OZK’s new corporate headquarters in Little Rock and up to 40 Bank OZK locations throughout Arkansas. Currently, it is the largest renewable […]
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Global investment in energy is set to rebound by nearly 10% in 2021 to $1.9 trillion, reversing most of last year’s drop caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but spending on clean energy transitions needs to accelerate much more rapidly to meet climate goals, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). With […]
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