U.S. poised to lead utility-scale energy storage market in record year
Solar-plus-storage installations are emerging as a major growth factor for the overall market, according to a new report from IHS Markit.
Sunrise brief: Sunnova feeds its residential solar pipeline with deal for SunStreet
Also on the rise: Utilities plan a massive solar + storage project in Wisconsin, Fluence supplies an AI-based trading platform for a BESS, and Avangrid wants a partner for an HVDC line in New York State.
Solar+storage project underway at New Mexico State University
“The major benefit is that we’ll be able to receive power during the noon-to-early-evening window, usually when the energy demand is at its peak,” said an NMSU official.
Sunrise brief: Intel signs on to 138 MW Avangrid solar project
Also on the rise: ARPA-E offers $100 million in R&D funding, California hunts for generation resources for this summer, and CIT Group helps arrange financing for a handful of BESS capacity.
Santa Barbara streamlines permitting for residential solar and storage
Through a new process called On-Demand Permitting, the city government is allowing solar and optional energy storage systems of a certain size to forego lengthy pre-approval.
Sunrise brief: Novel approach boosts organic solar cell efficiency
Also on the rise: Enevate and Highview Power fuel growth plans with additional investors, and a new venture targets Li-ion battery recycling for fleet vehicles.
Masdar reaches first close on 1.6 GW solar and wind portfolio
The Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company said the U.S. offers “considerable scope for further growth.”
NTE Energy plans to develop more than 5 GW of solar and storage
The company is currently working with investment partners on the development of a 1.2 GW solar and 3.9 GW battery energy storage portfolio across the country.
Renewable energy advocates give Duke Energy failing grades in IRP ‘report card’
Evaluating the 15-year energy generation plans outlined in the most recent IRPs for both Duke Energy Carolina and Duke Energy Progress, the group takes issue with Duke’s commitment to fossils and lack of renewable additions, among other criteria.
Sunrise brief: AES inks financing for 400 MWh standalone battery energy storage
Also on the rise: seven teams advance in a DOE-sponsored Li-ion battery recycling competition, ForeFront Power commissions a school-focused solar project, and U Washington researchers say emission goals need to be 80% more ambitious to have a chance of meeting Paris climate goals.
