Ryan Kennedy
Polysilicon prices steady amid global trade policy uncertainties
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Southern U.S. solar soars in August while Northeast falls behind
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that August was an extraordinary month for solar energy production in the Southeastern states, while regions like the Midwest and Northeast experienced cloudier conditions and lower irradiance.
DTE Energy breaks ground on first phase of 800 MW solar project portfolio
The Michigan utility commenced construction on three projects that are funded through its MIGreenPower program.
Solar levelized cost of electricity 56% lower than lowest-cost fossil fuels
The International Renewable Energy Agency shared that in 2010, solar was four times as expensive as the lowest-cost fossil fuel. Today, generating electricity from solar is less than half as expensive as the lowest-cost fossil alternative.
Recent solar industry shakeup shines light on what works and what doesn’t
Major residential solar businesses have gone bankrupt. Which strategies work, and which ones fail?
California transportation terminal retrofits energy storage to its solar carports
Energy Toolbase and Stellar Solar implemented an advanced energy management system for the Mira Loma transportation campus.
APsystems unveils home solar and energy storage power control system
The new power control system (PCS) is designed to maximize capacity and storage integration with solar arrays.
The significance of state-of-charge in energy storage
Everoze Partner Nithin Rajavelu considers the crucial importance of properly measuring and managing battery state-of-charge (SoC) for the efficiency, longevity, and safety of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, especially in lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) devices, which are widely used for large-scale storage.
Array Technologies announces 77-degree solar tracker stow for hail and wind protection
The company unveiled a solar mounting system that responds to weather events, protecting solar assets.
How BLM balances conservation with solar development
A massive federal plan to build solar projects on 31 million acres of public lands was proposed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
