Anne Fischer
Habitat Energy chosen to optimize 730 MW ERCOT battery storage portfolio
To help manage battery storage and renewable energy assets, Habitat Energy signed an agreement with UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business to optimize battery storage assets in four standalone projects in Texas.
Crux extends tax credit transfer discounts and support to ACP members
A partnership between American Clean Power Association and Crux enables its 800+ members to save on transferable tax credits transaction fees as well as to access to programming and insights developed by the tax credit specialist.
Virginia General Assembly passes pro-solar legislation
Going into effect July 1, passage of House Bill 1062 and Senate Bill 271 will further incentivize solar and energy storage at the residential and commercial levels.
Swiss company Staubli expands U.S. manufacturing of solar components
Staubli plans to increase manufacturing of American-made connectors and wire harnesses in its California and North Carolina facilities.
Birch Creek to procure 547 MW of U.S.-made First Solar modules
Birch Creek, which has a portfolio of over 14.2 GW of utility-scale solar and storage projects in various stages of development, says it plans to deploy the First Solar modules in projects across its development pipeline in the United States.
IEC develops standards for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics
In its first monthly column for pv magazine, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) explains how a team of its experts is currently working on the definition of new standards for VIPV systems.
Solar mounting system update
K2 releases a new product, and Martin Roofing & Solar’s hidden-fastening solar mount achieves UL 2703 certification.
Hitachi Energy to invest more than $100 million to manufacture transformers in Canada
To help meet the demand for transformers, the Government of Quebec is helping with funding of a testing facility as well as an engineering and design center.
IRA should incentivize steel solar frames, says report
A report from Origami Solar and Wood Mackenzie advises that if the U.S. solar industry switched from aluminum to recycled steel frames, it would no longer need to import aluminum frames from Asia.
U.S. plan to upgrade 100,000 miles of transmission lines in five years
As the Inflation Reduction Act ramps up clean energy efforts across the U.S. the Biden administration outlines a plan to enhance transmission lines to accommodate more power.
