Swedish solar company Midsummer has installed a solar roof on a private residence in the Water Mill neighborhood of the Hamptons in New York. 500 m2: the roof now has a Midsummer SLIM solar roof with 17kW. The slim solar panels were supplied by partner Misummer because it’s Swedish, an American supplier of innovative and…
Community solar could soon be possible in Ohio if new legislation is passed. Photo by James St. John Ohio Republicans are introducing a bill to start a community solar pilot programColumbus, Ohio Two Republican state representatives have introduced a bill in Ohio that would allow the development of community solar installations as part of the…
Nautilus Solar Energy, an owner-operator of solar projects in the United States, marked the opening of a 7 MW community solar farm in North Berwick, Maine. Built on a former sand pit, this project represents the transformation of endangered land into a productive source of clean energy, local jobs and economic growth for the local…
The Interior Bureau of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held an auction this week for a utility-scale solar development in Nevada, resulting in $105.15 million in high bids. The auction of four 23,675-acre parcels in the Amargosa Desert could provide nearly 3 GW of renewable energy to the grid. It is the highest-grossing…
Empower Energies has completed construction of a 7.6 MW solar facility for a Fortune 100 client in a commercial office park in Columbus, Ohio. Credit: Empower Energies The project, designed and built by Empower Energies, includes a solar canopy over several parking lots, as well as rooftop solar on four and five-story buildings. Both project…
Credit: Titan Solar Power The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released the 2023 US Energy and Employment Report (USEER), a comprehensive study designed to track and understand energy employment trends. As the private sector continues to announce major investments in American-made energy, the 2023 USEER shows the energy workforce adding nearly 300,000 jobs (+3.8%…
GM Energy has unveiled its Ultium Home product offerings that will allow customers to participate in grid services. 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST on display in residential garage with upcoming Ultium Home offerings. Simulated products are shown. Actual production model may vary. Modeled car shown. Actual production model may vary. “As GM Energy’s ecosystem of…
Greenskies Clean Focus has announced the completion of seven rooftop solar systems totaling 3.31 MW for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Greenskies partnered with EPC Pfister Energy, based in Hawthorne, New Jersey, to install more than 8,600 solar panels on rooftops: Dutch Neck Elementary School (108.57 kW) Morris Hawke Elementary School (487.02 kW) Millstone…
Maxeon Solar Technologies held an official ribbon cutting for its expanded solar panel manufacturing facility in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Maxeon has invested $70 million in the Mexicali plant where it manufactures its Performance line of shingle solar panels for the utility market. The Mexicali plant now has an annual production capacity of 1.8 GW….
Successful implementation and delivery of utility-scale solar and battery storage projects requires the adoption of highly effective project management approaches. Implementation of project management methodologies, tools and techniques can optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of these large energy projects. Engineering With design drawings based on the owner’s scope of work and the subcontractor’s engineering, procurement…
Indian solar panel maker Vikram Solar has entered into a joint venture with Phalanx Impact Partners and Das & Co. (VSK Energy) with investment firms to invest $1.5 billion in US solar panel manufacturing. Installation of Vikram panels in the US in 2018 The $250 million first phase will go toward building a 2-GW solar…
Panasonic has introduced the new generation of the EverVolt home battery system. The new version offers a maximum of 18 kWh of lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery capacity. Up to four EverVolt batteries can be installed on a single EverVolt SmartBox (the company’s new home energy management device) to achieve 30kW of power and 72kWh of…
DSD Renewables has been selected by Rutgers University to install 16 solar carports totaling 14.5 MW in parking lots across multiple campuses in New Jersey. Credit: Rutgers University This is the first sustainability initiative to be rolled out since University President Jonathan Holloway announced the university’s commitment to the Climate Action Plan in September 2021….
On June 21, 2023, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council released its “Freeing the Grid” interconnection rankings, which rate each state in the country (as well as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico) on the quality of its interconnection policies. These policies govern how distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar and energy storage systems, can safely…
Savant Systems has officially launched a new lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) energy storage system, Savant Power Storage. “Now more than ever, home and business owners are looking for simple ways to deal with rising energy costs, provide power and security during outages, and access renewable energy sources,” said Savant CEO Bob Madonna. “Savant Power Storage maximizes…
Connecticut Green Bank is proud to announce that 27 Realty Drive in Cheshire has completed the installation of a second rooftop solar PV system funded by Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE). The property serves as Barker Specialty Advertising Co. Inc. headquarters, a family business with over 70 years in the promotional products industry. The…
Holcim US has announced a major clean energy investment in Northeast Michigan with a new partnership to bring the company’s largest solar project in the Midwest to its cement plant in Alpena. When combined with existing renewable energy efforts, the 25-MW solar array will help the plant self-generate 75% of its electricity needs with green…
HelioVolta HelioVolta, a software developer and provider of independent technical consulting and inspection services for solar projects, has released the first SolarGrade PV health report. This is the first comprehensive analysis of the safety and reliability of distributed generation (DG) solar PV systems using on-the-ground data from operational projects in the US and Puerto Rico….
The Interior Department on Thursday proposed updating its renewable energy regulations to encourage solar and wind energy development on public lands. The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed Renewable Energy Rule would reduce fees for these projects by about 80%, promote development in priority areas, streamline application reviews, and provide greater confidence to the private…
Renu Energy Solutions has completed a 742-panel solar installation on the roof of Truliant Federal Credit Union’s new Hanes Mall Operations Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Credit: Truliant Federal Credit Union “Renu is excited to be a solar partner to support Truliant’s corporate sustainability initiatives,” said Jay Radcliffe, president and CEO of Renu Energy Solutions….
Canadian Solar, a global solar module player primarily manufactured in China, announced today that it will start a 5GW solar assembly facility in Mesquite, Texas, just east of Dallas. This US plant will join Canadian Solar’s manufacturing portfolio in Canada, China, Brazil, Thailand and Vietnam. Chinese solar power plant LONGi also has plans for a…
RWE: RWE continues to expand its renewables portfolio in the US by connecting its first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) to an independent system operator in California. The fifth standard project also includes a capacity of 150 MWAC: solar PV facility scheduled for completion in August. BESS plant, with a capacity of 137-MWAC: and…
New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard has leased Revolve Afton Solar to build a solar array on public land in Doña Ana County, quadrupling renewable energy capacity on public lands since 2019. Revolve Afton Solar met all requirements for the lease and submitted what the state office deemed the highest and best…
The College of New Jersey hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning to deliver 2 MW of solar power on five solar arrays in parking lots and on building roofs. Greenskies Clean Focus has funded the projects at no upfront cost to TCNJ, which will buy crowdsourced energy from Greenskies at a low, fixed rate for…
The Internal Revenue Service today published proposed regulations and frequently asked questions that describe rules for applicable entities that receive certain clean energy credits and choose an elective payment election, and rules for eligible taxpayers that choose to transfer certain credits to related parties. Most of the details in print will not be published until…
Across all industry segments, the US energy storage market added 2,145 MWh in Q1 2023, a 28% decline from Q4 2022. The grid-scale sector installed 1,553 MWh in Q1 2023, a second quarterly decline and down 33% from Q1 2022 installations, according to a new report released today by the American Clean Power Association (ACP)…
First Solar has developed a double-sided solar panel using its CdTe thin film technology. Fully functional pre-commercial series 6 Plus The bifacial module will make its industry debut at Intersolar Europe this week. Double-sided solar panels have so far only been developed with crystalline silicon solar designs. The field- and lab-tested module features transparent back…
Krasdale Foods, a 115-year-old family business providing grocery distribution, sales and marketing to independent grocery store owners, and solar developer PowerFlex celebrated the completion of the largest solar installation in the Bronx and one of the largest in New York City. The event, held at the Crasdale Distribution Center in Hunts Point, was attended by…
Participants complete armor training to install high-rise solar panels through Power52’s program. Summit Ridge Energy As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced 12 projects that will span more than 13 states selected for negotiations to launch training partnerships that expand the solar energy workforce in underserved…
Ideematec, a manufacturer of utility-scale solar tracking systems, is supplying Parliament Solar with its Horizon L:TEC 1P solar tracking system for a 640 MW solar project in Texas. “We are excited to begin our shipments to Parliament Solar. In addition to advancing the adoption of clean energy in Texas, projects of this magnitude greatly accelerate…