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.
TransAlta targets renewable energy growth in Canada, the U.S., and Australia
The Calgary-based utility is scrapping a plan to convert a coal unit to natural gas, redirecting the capital to renewable energy investments.
SEIA warns of a solar industry ‘death blow’ as Commerce weighs tariffs
Swinerton’s George Hershman warned, “This is absolutely the biggest risk and issue for our company and the industry.”
California officials consider 500 MW solar project
The project would be right at home in Kern County, which already hosts multiple utility-scale projects in the 100 MW+ range.
