Hawaii Supreme Court upholds PUC’s approval of power purchase agreement
Despite a Maui community group’s allegation of potential harm caused by a proposed solar facility, the project between Maui Electric and Paeahu Solar moves forward.
RFP Alert: 500MW of PV for Indiana Michigan Power
About 500MW of solar and 800MW of wind power is sought by the American Electric Power company in its recent issuance of requests for proposals.
Concentrating solar power with heat storage could compete with batteries
For short-term storage in a 100% renewables grid, thermal energy storage located at concentrating solar power plants could compete with batteries, found a study using an idealized grid model. Seasonal storage needs could best be met with power-to-gas-to-power technology.
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.
