Group using NREL’s free ReEDs model validates 100% renewables by 2035 for 24 states
For 24 states whose governors support climate action, reaching 100% renewable electricity by 2035 would cost less than a “no new policy” scenario, the Union of Concerned Scientists found.
Wacker falls to fourth in global polysilicon ranking
The German company’s decision to cede market share to Chinese companies producing the material for solar panels, in order to focus on semiconductor-ready, electronic grade product, has seen it slip behind its rivals in terms of production scale.
Big Texas multifamily housing solar project comes with big financial, environmental, and grid resilience benefits
The 15 MW solar portfolio is designed and installed by Dallas’ own The Solar Company. CEO Travis Wildeman sat down with pv magazine to discuss the project. Over 3,600 Granite Redevelopment Properties residences and 2,000 parking spaces will be covered with solar.
GlaxoSmithKline will further reduce its carbon footprint with 6.9 MW solar project in New York state
The 12th solar project for GlaxoSmithKline puts the company on track to meet its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2025.
Gemini Solar and Storage project closes $1.9 billion in financing
One of the largest solar projects ever proposed in the US is inching closer towards the start of construction, with completion and operations set to occur some time in 2023.
7.5 MW solar farm planned on former biomass plant site in northern Maine
Standard Solar and Acadia Energy partnered to repurpose the industrial land.
Sunrise brief: Reduce, re-use, recycle–PV ICE modeling tool helps predict flow of solar materials
Also on the rise: Minnesota’s renewable generation has risen 60% over the past decade, providing 28% of Minnesota’s generation in 2021. Mosaic solar finance company reaches $7 billion in loans funded. Leeward Renewable Energy, First Solar come to terms on module supply agreement. Growatt unveils solar rechargeable portable power station.
Mosaic solar finance company reaches $7 billion in loans funded
The milestone occurred just months after Mosaic achieved $6 billion in loans funded and reduced pricing across its entire suite of solar loan products.
Minnesota’s renewable generation has risen 60% over the past decade, providing 28% of Minnesota’s generation in 2021
The 2022 Minnesota Energy Factsheet demonstrates that clean power industries lead the state’s energy transition.
An Earth Day special: Test your knowledge of solar in the US
In honor of Earth Day, we share with you a quiz put together by Dan Snowden-Ifft, a physics professor at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.
