Sunrise brief: Earth’s total solar installed tops 1 terawatt
Also on the rise: 300MW Bighorn Solar Project is complete. To achieve DOE’s goal, we need 700% more community solar in the next four years. MIT scientists develop PV cleaning system based on electrostatic repulsion. Solar drone data assessment shows rise in PV anomalies. Kentucky utility adds more solar as Solar Shares Program gains customers.
Construction complete for Colorado steel operation’s 300MW solar project
The Bighorn Solar Project has been completed by McCarthy Building in partnership with project owner Lightsource bp.
Humans have installed 1 terawatt of solar capacity, generated over 1 petawatt of solar electricity in 2021
The homo sapien species has installed its first terawatt of hardware on Earth to generate electricity directly from its local star.
California’s solar market is now a battery market
A look at the interconnection queue of California’s grid operator shows that the state’s market has already shifted to batteries—sometimes with solar, and sometimes without.
Indiana enables renewable-ready communities
With the passage of SB 411, Indiana communities can opt to voluntarily adopt regulations that will qualify them as a wind- or solar-ready community. The standards are expected to significantly cut project development time, lower costs, and create thousands of jobs in the clean energy industries.
Sunrise brief: Renewables reach a new record in 2021 while energy-related CO2 emissions also rose
Also on the rise: New York solar plan needs some tweeks to support energy justice. Jobs moves at NREL, CPower, Brattle Group, and more. FTC solar uses novel approach to tackle the damage potential of dynamic and static wind loads on single axis trackers. Sacramento utility signs its largest solar and storage PPA with D.E. Shaw.
Solar trackers vs. wind: An ongoing struggle
In a new whitepaper, FTC solar looks to tackle the damage potential of dynamic and static wind loads on single axis trackers using a novel hardware approach and a zero-degree stow angle.
SMUD signs its largest solar and storage PPA with D.E. Shaw
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) contracted for 200MW of solar, 400MWh storage with the renewable energy producer.
Greenbacker acquires interest in Minnesota solar portfolio
In one of the company’s largest transactions to date, Greenbacker has acquired a significant financial interest in the 150MW operating Aurora solar portfolio
Sunrise brief: Battery prices won’t fall until 2024 and other projections from IHS Markit
Also on the rise: Powin Energy signed a supply agreement with Borrego for 800MWh of Powin’s Stack750 storage solution. Rigid trackers may be best for large-format modules. Koch subsidiary DEPCOM expands portfolio to 650MWh. Over the next two years utility-scale solar and battery energy storage will combine for 60% of the capacity added to the grid. NASA’s 1.5 billion-mile Psyche asteroid mission will be solar-powered. IREC and partners announce on-line training courses for residential plan review and permitting.
