Anne Fischer
Funding opportunity of $6.5 million announced for innovative solar projects
The Department of Energy and Solar Energy Technologies Office is seeking more novel ideas rather than those based on established technologies, with the intent of the funding being to deploy solar technologies that will support the transition to a decarbonized electricity system by 2035 and energy sector by 2050.
50 states of solar incentives: Idaho
Idaho is big on renewables but short on solar, with hydropower as its primary energy source.
Generac unveils commercial and industrial scale battery energy storage system
Zero-emissions SBE series of stationary storage systems will be available in capacities from 200 kWh to 1,000 kWh.
Building the workforce with Solar 101 online learning
With hundreds of thousands of solar and storage workers needed in the next decade, SEIA’s online tool is intended to prepare a workforce for the clean energy transition.
Masdar UAE developer acquires 50% of U.S. solar project from EDF Renewables
Acquiring a stake in the California 128 MW Big Beau solar-plus-storage facility is the first step the company’s partnership with EDF Renewables on a 1.6 GW portfolio of clean energy projects.
Flipping the switch on the Vanderbilt I Solar Farm
Developed and owned by Silicon Ranch, the solar facility is a significant step by Vanderbilt University toward its goal to power its campus entirely through renewable energy and become carbon neutral by 2050.
Dominion Energy acquires utility-scale pollinator solar project in Virginia
The Longroad Energy’s 108 MW Foxhound Solar Project to be acquired by Dominion Energy was the first utility-scale solar project to receive Virginia Pollinator-Smart biodiversity certification.
Canadian Solar rebrands global development business as Recurrent Energy
Recurrent Energy was previously the company’s North American developer, whereas it will now encompass its Global Energy segment.
Transforming the grid with electric vehicles
Electric vehicles can help buffer the grid but policies and regulations are needed along with compensation mechanisms, and the use of software to modulate EV charging to meet the needs of the grid in real time.
RFI alert: DOE seeks input on building the solar manufacturing workforce
The Solar Energy Technologies Office is interested in hearing from manufacturers, suppliers, education and training providers, community-based organizations, and workers’ rights organizations.
