John Fitzgerald Weaver
Retrofitting solar farms with pollinators could yield up to $264 million in annual benefits for farmers
A new government research framework identifies farms using pollinator services within reach of existing solar facilities. The aim is to determine the financial benefits of these services for both farmers and solar landowners.
Meyer Burger and BayWa r.e. sign 250 MW annual procurement deal
Two European energy companies, Meyer Burger and BayWa r.e., have finalized a contract for their U.S. operations in which the developer will purchase 1.25 GW of modules from the manufacturer’s Arizona facility from 2025 to 2029.
Crow Renewables founded to develop assets upon $16 billion rooftop empire
Real estate developer and holding company Crow Holdings founded a renewables arm to develop solar-plus-storage assets on 500,000 square rooftops and in the approximately 25 MW utility scale space.
NY senator submits unforced errors and propaganda in bad-faith clean energy bill
Proposed legislation in the New York legislature aims to mandate that only wind and solar electricity sources can be used to manufacture “clean” wind, solar, and electric vehicles. The bill excludes nuclear and combustion-based energy sources.
Solar power crosses the political aisle; $75 million for agrivoltaics research
In a political landscape with ever-increasing divisions, solar has repeatedly crossed the aisle. This time, a new bill aims to fund agrivoltaics research and development over five years to help determine how to best integrate solar energy generation with U.S.-style farming operations.
New standard for ultra-low carbon solar modules released
The Global Electronics Council delivered standard inspection processes built upon models combining local power grid emissions and subcomponent energy needs to determine the embodied carbon footprint of globally manufactured solar panels.
Meyer Burger considers U.S. solar cell manufacturing, in talks with Sunrun & Sunnova
In a recent interview with Roth MKM, Meyer Burger indicated that new guidance on the domestic content requirement, along with manufacturing incentives, have boosted their interest in manufacturing the solar cells for their 2 GW Arizona module factory.
U.S. Government eyes $9 billion liftoff for long duration energy storage by 2030
The U.S. DOE has published a report outlining the requirements for LDES to achieve technical and financial self-sustainability by the end of decade. An estimated $6 billion to $9 billion dollars in capital investment would be necessary, potentially leading to 6 GW to 10 GW of project deployments.
New Jersey’s agrivoltaic program moving forward, fighting interconnection
With a 200 MW solar pilot program and three Rutgers-based R&D initiatives, New Jersey is gearing up to unveil an agrivoltaic blueprint for public deliberation this summer.
Automated solar permitting speeds approval process
In 2022, the recently launched SolarAPP+ processed more than 11,000 residential solar power permits, accelerating projects by 13 business days compared to traditionally permitted projects. This boost coincided with a 29% reduction in inspection failures.
