RFP alert: Hawaiian Electric is seeking up to 95 MW of capacity
Storage paired with solar must support the net nameplate capacity for at least four hours and support 365 full charge/discharge cycles each year.
El Paso Electric looks to hydrogen for future electric power generation
Plans call for converting the utility’s newest generating unit from all natural gas to a blend of up to 30% hydrogen, and eventually to 100% hydrogen.
Calculating the value of a community solar program
Researchers teamed up to analyze the economic benefit of adding 30 5 MW community solar installations to Michigan’s grid annually for six years. Their results may surprise.
Highway-side solar could produce 36 TWh annually
A collaboration between universities, nonprofits, and a geospatial mapper led to development of a highway solar evaluation tool.
A solar array is headed to a New York landfill
New Energy Equity closed on a 7 MW solar array at a former landfill, the latest in a national trend.
SolarEdge launches residential battery and inverter
The DC-coupled battery has 94.5% round-trip efficiency and the inverter offers up to 11.4 kW power and 10.3 kW backup power.
Fast charging battery startup to launch research and development hub in California
StoreDot is opening the facility with the hope that the additional research and development capacity will allow the company to commercialize its battery products by 2024.
People on the Move: Sunnova Energy, ComEd, Connecticut Green Bank, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Polysilicon’s upward price ride is not over, analyst says
Polysilicon prices could top $41/kg through 2021 and stabilize in the second quarter as springtime temperatures ease power demand constraints across China.
Sunrise brief: Energy storage provider Fluence eyes a $4b IPO valuation
Also on the rise: D.E. Shaw lines up financing for a 149 MW solar project, Sunnova prices its latest securitization, and DOE awards $40 million for solar innovation projects.
