David Wagman
Roadmap lays out path to renewable hydrogen growth in the Pacific Northwest
The plan calls to “lead with projects” that produce renewable hydrogen and deliver it to customers.
RFP alert: NIPSCO seeks up to 650 MW of capacity for delivery starting in 2024
NIPSCO is considering all sources, including dispatchable and semi-dispatchable generation, renewables, storage, emerging technologies, and other capacity resources.
Sunrise brief: Maxeon inks deal for 1 GW of modules for $1 billion solar project
Also on the rise: Burns & Mac completes work on a 50 MW solar project for CenterPoint Energy, Fourth Wave to spin off its GeoSolar Tech unit, and Sunwealth secures financing for its LMI solar expansion.
Canadian Solar sees ‘exponential’ growth in energy storage, warns of possible project delays as prices spike
In reporting first quarter results, the company said it would use some of its $1.5 billion in cash to stockpile materials as a hedge against rapid price rises.
Scientists gain an atom-level view into perovskite cell efficiency
Using Department of Energy laboratories, scientists learned at the atomic level that a liquid-like motion in perovskites may explain how they efficiently produce electric currents.
Energy transition jobs: JinkoSolar, FirstLight Power, Solar Proponent, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: Tenaska and Arevon plan 200 MW solar project in Missouri
Also on the rise: Bloom Energy will test its hydrogen electrolyzer paired with nuclear power, Sandia offers an open-source energy storage analysis tool (we have a video!), and a PNNL device pops the doors on energy storage cabinets in the event of a thermal emergency.
Eyes in the sky: How solar plant owners can benefit from aerial inspection technologies
When asset owners don’t take advantage of aerial inspection tools, they may miss a chance to mitigate risk and optimize the health of the DC side of their system… and may leave money on the table.
Pairing a battery with solar could cut its overall value, Berkeley Lab report says
Separating generation from storage usually delivers higher value, but it may also deliver higher costs, the report said.
Price pressures may delay 15% of utility-scale solar projects this year, Roth Capital warns
Shaving off 15% would trim new capacity additions by more than 2.3 GW this year alone, based on Energy Information Administration forecasts. Higher prices throughout the solar supply chain are being blamed.
