Tag: solar

March 15, 2023

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. ( NERC) warned that disturbances to the electric power grid due the loss of inverter-based resources warrants a handful of actions that generator owners must take before the end of June. NERC issued the […]

March 15, 2023

Scale Microgrid Solutions has decided to try its hand at community solar development and ownership. The company, perhaps better known for its customized microgrid projects, is acquiring 100 MW of community solar projects in late-stage development in New York from […]

March 14, 2023

The solar power industry seems to be caught in the crosshairs of competing legislative agendas. The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) created incentives to increase solar capacity via tax credits, but the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) limits the […]

March 2, 2023

It’s in my back yard–IIMBY. The acronym could apply to large-scale solar photovoltaic projects and their potential impact on local economic factors, including home sale prices. In general, the effects of IIMBY have not been widely studied. But new work […]

March 1, 2023

US utility-scale solar and energy storage developer Savion LLC has placed an order with thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) for 2.6 GW DC of its Series 7 modules. The photovoltaic (PV) equipment is planned to be delivered between […]

March 1, 2023

US thin-film photovoltaics (PV) maker First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) swung to a net loss in 2022, mainly due to increased costs, but projects positive earnings in 2023. The company announced on Tuesday that capital expenditures related to its expansion in […]

February 24, 2023

The king was grilling me. King Oba Ademola J.E. Ogunbona of Mokoloki was frustrated that his town’s solar minigrid could no longer sustain power through the night. Let me back up. Three years ago, RMI worked with local private developer […]

February 22, 2023

Developers plan to add 54.5 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to the US power grid in 2023, according to our Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. More than half of this capacity will be solar power (54%), followed by […]

February 14, 2023

Floating solar photovoltaics (FSPVs) may be a game-changer in the renewable energy sector, according to analysis by Frost & Sullivan. Conventional land-based solar power is challenged by rising land acquisition costs brought on by population growth, the analysis said. FSPVs […]

February 9, 2023

Sadly, Ukraine is still suffering tremendously from Russia’s ill-fated, cruel, inhumane, and illogical invasion of its borders. The people of Ukraine are still fighting for their own survival as a country, and many have of course died in the fight. […]

January 4, 2023

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital said it closed two new investments in grid-connected renewable energy assets developed, owned and operated by AES. Hannon Armstrong will make a common equity investment in a roughly 1.3 GW portfolio of operating solar and […]

December 27, 2022

Zimbabwe has an installed electricity generation capacity of about 2,300 MW, but there is a huge problem. The Zimbabwe Power Company’s (ZPC) thermal plants are very old and keep breaking down. There are three small coal power plants in Harare, […]

December 27, 2022

Thanks to sustainable solar systems on their homes, 49 Habitat for Humanity homes in Wisconsin will notice a significant decrease in their energy costs this winter and beyond. The Grow Solar for Humanity initiative, which aims to bring solar to […]

December 23, 2022

The renewable energy transition involves harnessing epic forces of nature. Sleek solar panels forged from silver and silica from the depths of the Earth translate the sun’s blindingly fiery light energy into electricity. Wind turbines with blades each the size […]

December 5, 2022

Wind and solar generation in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region are projected to serve 60% of annual load by 2041, reducing emissions by nearly 80% compared to 2005 levels but also increasing “sharply” the complexity of reliably operating […]

September 9, 2022

All over the country, utilities and their customers who want to use rooftop solar have collided over the issue of what kind of payments are fair for the electricity exported to the grid by distributed solar panels. Nowhere is that […]

September 8, 2022

The forecast for U.S. solar energy installations in 2022 have been revised downward in a report published by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on Sept. 8, due in large part to supply chain constraints and an […]

September 7, 2022

San Francisco-based Aurora Solar said that 10 million solar sites worldwide have been designed with its platform. The milestone doubles the 5 million mark the company said it reached in April 2021. The cloud-based platform uses data, automation, and AI […]

September 6, 2022

A few months ago, seemingly every conversation in the solar industry included at least a mention of one divisive topic: the Auxin Solar tariff petition. The Department of Commerce’s investigation of Auxin Solar’s claims that solar modules imported from Vietnam, […]

September 2, 2022

Maine’s wild blueberries are a unique crop that can’t be planted from seed, explains lifelong blueberry farmer Paul Sweetland. They must be gently cultivated where the low-lying bushes grow naturally, and the small, sweet berries are sold in the local […]