RFP alert: AEP unit wants renewable resources and BESS for PJM region
The business unit is seeking renewable energy purchase agreements of up to 15 years for solar, wind, and BESS that begin operation starting in 2022.
Interconnecting solar to the grid: An aggressively opaque process
If we’re honest about our current power grid development reality, we will accept that it is renewables that have been footing the bill for upgrades to the power grid.
Sunrise brief: Moss Landing incident likely not due to li-ion batteries, Vistra says
Also on the rise: Arevon taps Tesla for 6 GWh of storage, ABB launches a fast vehicle charger, and DOE offers a $2.5m prize to advance energy justice goals.
Aquamarine solar project enters service with first 125 MW of capacity
At full build-out, the 20,000-acre California park could have the capacity to deliver 2.7 GW of renewable energy.
Sunrise brief: Solar shone in Q2 but its future is unsettled as bottlenecks and tariff threats persist
Also on the rise: ESS will supply energy storage tech to SB Energy, Leeward Renewable signs a PPA for solar plus storage, and we continue our look at the world’s largest solar facilities.
Leeward Renewable signs PPA for solar-plus-storage
A community choice aggregator will buy energy from the 102 MW solar facility and related 52 MW/208 MWh energy storage system.
The world’s largest solar parks
In the third of a series of four blogs, solar pioneer Philip Wolfe lists the world’s largest solar parks, defined as a group of co-located solar power plants.
Battery energy storage pairs well with solar, EIA data show
Of the battery storage capacity planned to come online from 2021 to 2024, around two-third will be co-located with a solar power plant
Strategies to enhance the value of utility-scale PV is focus of Berkeley Lab study
The study considers options including an inverter loading ratio of up to 1.7 and DC-coupled batteries, and how increasing levels of PV on the grid influence the optimal PV system design.
Sunrise brief: Fluence files paperwork for an IPO
Also on the rise: SEIA warns of a ‘death blow’ if anti-dumping solar tariffs are pursued, and Ford Motor plans a major EV and battery investment.
