A fate realized: 1 TW of solar to be deployed annually by 2030
Major players in the solar industry, such as LONGi Solar, are projecting accelerating growth in the near term.
BlueWave acquired by infrastructure investment firm, Axium
Axium’s first renewable energy development company acquisition will provide BlueWave with the capital to evolve its business model to develop and construct, as well as own and manage the projects within its development portfolio.
50 states of solar incentives: Vermont
The pv magazine tour of solar incentives takes us to Vermont, home to aggressive renewable energy mandates and a one of the nation’s most forward-thinking utilities.
Flint Hills Resources to build 45 MW solar project to directly power its refinery
Solar project will lower energy costs and improve energy efficiency for the Upper Midwest’s largest fuel producer.
Go local, be free
Various visions of the disruption that the transition to cleaner, cheaper electricity sources will have on energy markets and supply exist. Critics anticipate expensive chaos, while advocates see a powerful new network emerge. Serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and energy futurist Bill Nussey has put his thoughts together in a new book, Freeing Energy, and pv magazine’s Tim Sylvia met the author to discuss its findings.
Oil pipeline giant’s 164 MW solar project is underway
Texas’ Buckeye Partners selected Burns & McDonnell to construct the project, expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023.
First Resilient Service Station microgrid project completed in Massachusetts
Enel X completed the construction of a microgrid with solar-plus-battery storage to operate the facility and offer EV charging
Solar Alliance to design and build 500 kW solar project in Kentucky
With this signing, Solar Alliance’s backlog of solar projects under contract increases to more than $5 million.
Sunrise brief: SpaceX to add Trina solar and Tesla batteries to its Starbase facility
Also on the rise: Western and Southeastern utilities’ progress in advancing 194 GW of solar projects is a mystery. Michigan utility seeks land siting utility scale solar. Approximately 858 GWdc of solar and over 1 TWh of batteries are in development. Summit Ridge energizes Montgomery County’s first ground-mount community solar project. PG&E $11 million pilot programs to accelerate vehicle-to-everything technologies. 50 states of solar incentives: Rhode Island.
S-5! launches electrical conduit clamp for solar on metal roofs
The CanDuit clamp works with any other S-5! clamp or bracket to secure and support conduit for wire management for PV systems on metal roofs.
