Oversized solar farm keeps lights on until midnight
A massive 2.4 GW solar power plant with a 2:1 DC-to-AC ratio, coupled with six hours of energy storage, is approved in northern Oregon.
Sunrise brief: REC Silicon shuts down polysilicon operations in Moses Lake
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Canadian Solar to supply two Texan battery projects
The solar and energy storage manufacturer will provide battery energy storage systems (BESS) for the Gaia and Midpoint projects as well as up to 2 GWp of solar panels.
NY utility approves battery storage project on shuttered nuclear site
Long Island Power Authority gives the nod to developer, enabling it to pursue final local approval for 79 MW and 50 MW facilities.
DOE conditional loan of $559.4 million for solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico
The loan guarantee is intended to finance a Convergent Energy and Power solar system with integrated battery energy storage and three stand-alone energy storage projects across Puerto Rico.
BloombergNEF: Stationary storage installations surge to 170 GWh in 2024
With expanding market opportunities and declining costs stationary battery energy storage installations are surging. Battery makers are awake to the opportunity, reports BloombergNEF, as stationary batteries account for an increasing amount of deployed capacity.
Jones Power tapped for civil construction for two large Arizona solar-storage projects
The two project sites are located near Phoenix and Tucson.
EV charging microgrid project powered by lead batteries
The developers of the first-of-its-kind lead battery-powered EV charging station, currently located in Missouri, say they plan to roll it out across the U.S.
U.S. adds 3.8 GW of storage in Q3, residential battery storage hits all-time high
In the third quarter of 2024, the U.S. installed 3.8 GW of storage across all segments, 80% increase from Q3 2023.
Aypa secures 1 GWh Arizona battery, Arevon activates 600 MWh Tesla battery
Aypa Power has secured $398 million for its 250 MW/1 GWh Pediment battery energy storage system (BESS) and the first phase of Arevon’s 758 MWdc solar and 300 MW/1.2 GWh Tesla Megapack BESS project is operational.
