DTE Energy to add 650 MW of solar energy for Ford Motors
In what is touted as the largest renewable energy purchase from a utility in US history, the added solar will mean that by 2025, every Ford vehicle manufactured in Michigan will be assembled with the equivalent of 100% carbon-free energy.
Michigan pledges to cover over 1200 public buildings with solar
The State of Michigan is partnering with utility Consumers Energy to install a 68 MW portfolio of distributed rooftop solar.
Sunrise brief: Study finds 100% renewables would pay off within 6 years
Also on the rise: Four steps to creating a sustainable distributed generation strategy. Chicago commits to 100% renewable energy by 2025. And more.
Washington D.C. signs 73 MW solar power purchase agreement
The Public Service Commission approved a long-term power purchase agreement in partnership with Invenergy.
Waikoloa solar + storage project will contribute to more than 7% of island’s electricity needs
BayWa r.e. will construct the solar-plus-storage facility on the Big Island of Hawaii, which will feature tracker-based bifacial solar modules and a lithium-ion battery system.
Sunrise brief: Solar deployment to increase fivefold under Inflation Reduction Act
Also on the rise: DOE offers $26 million to demonstrate that grid can run on clean energy. World’s largest underground hydrogen storage project. And more.
DOE offers $26 million to demonstrate that grid can run on clean energy
The Demonstration Program intends to fund up to 10 projects that show how large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage can support the power grid by automatically adjusting to changing demand and disruptions.
US added 15 GW generating capacity, 4.2 GW solar in first half 2022
EIA expects 17.8 GW of solar capacity to be added to the grid by the end of the year.
Sunrise brief: Global energy storage deployment may reach 500 GW by 2031
Also on the rise: Bill Gates-backed fund invests in automated utility-scale solar installation platform. It’s time to fix our nation’s broken interconnection process. And more.
Bill Gates-backed fund invests in automated utility-scale solar installation platform
Terabase Energy raised $44 million in funding round, supporting digital and robotic platform for building utility-scale solar power plants.
