DSD Renewables secures $250 million strategic investment
The renewable energy developer received funds from Cox Enterprises to accelerate its project portfolio.
U.S.-sourced 500 MW solar / 1 GWh storage project in California achieves operations
Intersect Power achieved commercial operations for the project that includes 250 MW of 4-hour duration energy storage on site.
SOLV Energy tops Wiki-Solar’s list of solar EPCs
Wiki-Solar’s Q3 2023 update reveals more than 35 companies with at least 1 GW of global construction experience, including 20 with over 2 GW of capacity.
Long-duration storage and renewables can cut global industrial emissions by 65%
A recent report from the LDES Council finds industrial carbon emissions comprise around a quarter of annual global greenhouse gasses, and are growing by 2% every year.
VPPAs help paper and packaging company demonstrate environmental commitment
WestRock, a specialist in paper and packaging solutions, enters into two virtual power purchase agreements with Engie North America for energy produced from Bernard Creek and Chillingham solar projects.
California aims to absorb renewable generation with flexible demand appliances
California plans to shift 3 GW of load from dirtier, more expensive times of day to cleaner, less expensive times by setting flexible demand standards for many types of electric appliances. Global interest in California’s work is high, said a state agency commissioner.
Sunrise brief: DOE seeks state-backed clean energy projects for up to 80% loans
Also on the rise: McCarthy begins construction on over 1 GW of solar projects in U.S. Southwest. Monoprice unveils new PowerCache batteries with up to 1,000 W of output. And more.
Commercial scale solar provider Altus Power reports Q3 financials
The company posted revenues of $45.1 million, a 48% increase over the third quarter 2022.
Solar-plus-storage project complete on Moapa Indian Reservation in Nevada
The 275 MW Arrow Canyon project was designed to minimize impacts to wildlife, habitat and other environmental resources. The contractors worked with the Moapa Band of Paiutes to ensure respect for the Tribe’s mission, vision, values, land and its people is maintained throughout the process.
NREL presents new GaAs solar cell concept with 27% efficiency
The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has identified a low-cost way to produce high-efficiency III-V solar cells with dynamic hydride vapor phase epitaxy (D-HVPE). The synthesis involved a gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cell with a gallium indium arsenide phosphide emitter layer.
