Anne Fischer
Mixed start to spring for solar in North America
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that the solar regions of California, Nevada, Arizona and western Texas saw lower than normal irradiance in March, while high irradiance levels were recorded from the midwest to the Carolinas and across most of Mexico.
The expanding commercial solar PPA landscape
Industry experts share their insight on the state of the commercial and industrial power purchase agreement and best practices for executing successful deals.
Duke Energy pilots incentive program for home solar and storage
The PowerPair program offers up to $9,000 for residential customers who install approved home solar-plus-battery systems.
Lion Energy introduces C&I energy storage solutions
The U.S.-made Powersave systems provide lithium iron phosphate back-up power that can be integrated with renewable energy sources.
SolarEdge acquires EV charging optimization and management startup
Wevo Energy becomes a subsidiary of SolarEdge, and together the companies plan to integrate the Wevo’s software solution into the SolarEdge ONE energy optimization system for the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment.
Two universities add solar to their energy mix
Princeton University plans four solar installations on its New Jersey campus, while Northeastern University celebrates the completion of a highly visible rooftop solar project on the downtown Snell Library.
Microsoft signs two large solar power purchase agreements
The software giant entered into two power purchase agreements for a total of 400 MW of solar energy from Texas solar plants.
Tigo Energy provides software and services for solar installation companies
Installers participating in Tigo’s Green Glove program are guided from solar design through project commissioning.
Researchers discover additive that enhances perovskite coating process
By adding an ionic pair stabilizer to perovskite cells enables coating to take place in ambient air, simplifying the manufacturing process.
Roadmap to achieving Puerto Rico’s goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050
The report defines implementation actions, highly detailed in the PR 100 Final Report, but which are summarized into five actions from immediate to long-term to recurring.
