Duke Energy Florida has broken ground on two new solar sites. The company says it expects to complete both by the end of the year. The Duette Solar Power Plant will be built on approximately 520 acres in Manatee County, Fla. Once operational, the 74.5 MW facility will consist of approximately 227,000 single-axis tracking solar […]
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Duke Energy Florida has broken ground on two new solar sites. The company says it expects to complete both by the end of the year. The Duette Solar Power Plant will be built on approximately 520 acres in Manatee County, Fla. Once operational, the 74.5 MW facility will consist of approximately 227,000 single-axis tracking solar […]
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WEC Energy Group, a Milwaukee-based energy company, has unveiled plans for a new 310 MW solar+storage project. If approved, the Paris Solar-Battery Park in Kenosha County would be the largest facility of its kind in Wisconsin. The facility features 200 MW of solar generation and 110 MW of battery storage. “As one of the largest […]
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The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has named Dr. Ajay Mathur as its new director-general following his election at the first special assembly, held virtually. Mathur replaces Upendra Tripathy, who has served as director-general since the ISA was founded in 2015. A coalition of 73 member countries, ISA was established at the end of 2015 to […]
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As solar starts 2021, our commercial landscape looks a whole lot different: a two-year extension of the ITC, COVID immunizations, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, President Biden. And yet, the fundamental driver of 2020’s commercial success remains in place: Strong business execution. That’s why most people I talk with expect 2021 to be an even stronger […]
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Northern and central coast community choice aggregators (CCAs) have formed a new Joint Powers Authority (JPA) – California Community Power. The JPA allows the CCAs to combine their buying power to procure new, cost-effective clean energy and reliability resources to continue advancing local and state climate goals. The CCAs forming California Community Power represent 2.6 […]
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Portland General Electric (PGE) says Intel has joined PGE’s Green Future Impact program. Intel’s participation enabled PGE to enter into a 15-year agreement with Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc., to purchase emissions-free energy from a new 138 MW solar facility that will be developed in Wasco County, Ore. Intel’s purchase is the single […]
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Panasonic Corp. of North America says its EverVolt solar modules – designed to accompany its EverVolt Battery Storage system – are available for shipping. Announced in December 2020, the new solar modules are designed to provide advanced efficiency and performance, exceptional degradation rates and a comprehensive warranty, notes the company. EverVolt Solar Module Series 370 […]
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Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals (RFPs) for up to 300 MW of solar and/or wind generation resources. The request for bids is the first in a series of RFPs Appalachian Power will issue this year to comply with provisions of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). Under the VCEA, Appalachian Power must […]
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LG Business Solutions USA says it is releasing two all-new solar panels and upgrading other models with higher output for 2021. LG’s new 66-cell NeON R and NeON R Prime modules with Back Contact Technology feature high output efficiency and sleek aesthetics. The NeON R 66-cell residential solar panel has a power output up to 440 W, while the NeON R Prime (all […]
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With the recent development of foldable mobile phone screens, research on foldable electronics has never been so intensive. One particularly useful application of the foldable technology is in solar panels, according to a recently published Advanced Science study. Current solar cells are restricted to rigid, flat panels which are difficult to store in large numbers […]
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Sunpin Solar LLC, a California-based solar energy company, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Titan Solar 1 Power Plant. The project has a 12-year PPA with Exelon Generation Co. LLC, a company that supplies retail customers in California through its affiliate Constellation NewEnergy Inc. In addition, Sunpin announced that Morgan Stanley Capital […]
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