Sunrise brief: Annual U.S. clean energy investment grows 37%
Also on the rise: Plus Power raises $1.8 billion to advance construction of five energy storage facilities. Solar power purchase agreement prices rise 21% year over year. And more.
Canada’s largest behind-the-meter solar project
Construction has begun on two solar projects in Alberta, one of which will include a flow battery energy storage system.
Plus Power raises $1.8 billion to advance construction of five energy storage facilities
The transactions will support construction of BESS facilities in the Salt River Project in Arizona as well as in the ERCOT market in Texas.
New opportunities for 4-hour-plus energy storage
Energy storage with more than four hours of duration could assume a key role in integrating renewable energy into the U.S. power grid on the back of a potential shift to net winter demand peaks, says the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Solar power generation soars in Mexico, southwestern U.S.
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that areas across Mexico and Southern Texas saw reduced cloud, leading to 120-130% of average September irradiance.
Accelerating large-scale solar development while minimizing land use impact
Historic land use agreement unites developers, environmental organizations and local interest groups, and is the result of a 20-month Solar Uncommon Dialogue convened by Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment, the Solar Energy Industries Association, and The Nature Conservancy.
Sunrise brief: 3Sun to offer Oklahoma-built modules by 2025, perovskites possible by 2027
Also on the rise: Solar cell prices are expected to hit fresh record lows following China’s Golden Week. Aqua Metals, 6K plan first circular supply chain for lithium batteries in the U.S. And more.
Construction begins on 550 MW solar / 150 MW energy storage in Mississippi
Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority announced the facilities, which will be built in three phases.
Sunrise brief: Grid-forming inverters will enable a high-renewables grid
Also on the rise: Sonnen NEM-proofs solar batteries. How local governments are driving solar energy growth. And more.
Sunrise brief: U.S. utility-scale solar to more than double installations year-over-year
Also on the rise: Form Energy’s solution for a fossil-free New England: $100 billion in savings. California solar installation complete and ready for sheep grazing. And more.
