Barbados finalizes plans to construct a 60 MW portfolio of community solar gardens
The solar portfolio will be spread across 50 sites throughout the island-state, adding to Barbados’ 30 MW solar portfolio and pushing the country closer toward being powered by 100% renewables by 2030.
Strategies to deploying solar in underserved communities
Clean Energy States Alliance, assesses eight approaches U.S. foundations are following to support the development of solar and solar-plus-storage projects for community-serving institutions.
Analysis finds 10 GW of solar could have dropped unserved load by 15% during Winter Storm Uri
A report by GridLab and IdeaSmiths suggests 10 GW of additional solar panels could have powered one million homes for up to eight hours during Texas Winter Storm Uri.
Longroad Energy starts construction on 377 MW Arizona solar project
Sun Streams 4 is the company’s largest project to date. The facility is expected to ease grid congestion during peak hours and stimulate over $100 million into Arizona’s economy.
Department of Energy commits $1.3 billion to three multi-state transmission projects
DOE will fund the Transmission Facilitation Program projects.
Ascent Solar approved to apply for federal funds to finance agrivoltaic project
Ascent Solar’s proposed system utilizes thin film solar cell technology from copper indium gallium diselenide chemistry to provide farmers with energy-producing and resource-saving agrivoltaic systems.
TotalEnergies adds a 280 MW solar facility to its portfolio
Myrtle Solar, located south of Houston, Texas will power Kilroy Realty assets and three of TotalEnergies’ production plants along the Gulf Coast.
Peak Energy moves toward establishing a domestic market for sodium-ion energy storage systems
Sodium-ion energy storage system manufacturer, Peak Energy, is working to streamline what it believes is the biggest bottleneck to scaling enough battery energy storage systems to accommodate 80% renewable energy generation and 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035.
Redwood Materials debuts a digital pricing tool to streamline electric vehicle battery recycling
Redwood Materials purchases hybrid and electric vehicle lithium-ion or nickel-metal hydride battery packs to process and reintroduce anode and cathode materials into the domestic market.
Swedish battery manufacturer to open factory in Canada
Northvolt Six will use a circular economy approach in its 60 GW/h of annual cell manufacturing in Quebec, assembling batteries for the U.S. automotive market.
