Ryan Kennedy
Sunnova to deploy solar and storage virtual power plant in Texas
The company will partner with David Energy, a retail energy provider. Virtual power plants enable distributed resources to work in tandem to better respond to electricity grid demand.
Reviewing the U.S. solar panel value chain manufacturing capacity
From polysilicon to panels through recycling, how much domestic capacity does the U.S. have?
Renewables merger and acquisition strategies are shifting
With increasing capital commitments, there is now a shift to minority investments and emergent technology subsectors. pv magazine evaluates the M&A outlooks provided by CohnReznick Capital and FTI Consulting.
Five actions for effective renewables finance risk management
In some instances, the cost of insurance could exceed 25% of annual operating and maintenance expenses, said insurance broker Marsh. The firm offers five actions to properly evaluate risks and drive portfolio growth.
Solar, wind, storage account for 82% of new U.S. capacity additions
Utility-scale solar didn’t begin ramping up until 2010, and it now represents over half of new additions to the U.S. grid.
Renewable energy institutional investment has gone “from niche to mainstream”
Term Loan B funding may be a multi-trillion-dollar pool made available to renewable energy development. KeyBanc managing director Andrew Redinger shares his view of the evolving market in a white paper.
Solar field robot mower receives SOLV Energy seed funds
Canada’s Swap Robotics received $7 million to scale its robotics-as-a-service offering.
U.S. solar workforce needs to double in less than a decade
Yet nearly 90% of solar firms reported they have had difficulty finding qualified applicants. How can the U.S. ready a qualified workforce?
Second-life EV batteries as grid-scale storage
Startup company Smartville received $5.9 million from the Department of Energy to scale its second-life battery program.
Guide for understanding solar production losses
Aurora Solar offers guidelines to make the most of a solar installation by avoiding losses.
