Anaheim Convention Center: A showcase of sustainability
The 2.4 MW rooftop solar array provides about 17% of the convention center’s energy needs, and when not in use, it powers nearby neighbors.
SolarEdge Home makes its North American debut
This new home energy management solution is the brains behind home energy generation, battery backup and EV charging.
NRG Systems to provide solar resource assessment data for Enel Green Power
The turnkey systems provide measurement data to estimate annual energy production.
Sunrise brief: Polysilicon prices rise over 200% in 2022 amid supply shortages
Also on the rise: Entergy seeks to grow renewables up to 2500% over next decade. A zinc-based alternative to lithium-ion batteries. And more.
Sunrise brief: Energy output is over 100 times the input needed to manufacture solar panels
Also on the rise: The 2022 Solar Risk Assessment focuses on inverter failures and rosy risk projections. Major Southeast utilities will reach only 9% solar by 2030, according to an environmental group. And more.
Aerial inspection of solar plants goes mainstream
Using drone and manned aircraft for fast and accurate inspection of solar assets.
Power Factors acquires Inaccess
The deals adds SCADA, power plant and battery control, and energy marketing offerings to Power Factors’ platform, and increases the company’s customer asset management portfolio to nearly 200 GW.
US utility-scale solar sets record: breaks 50 GW of instantaneous generation
The EIA’s monitor of hourly utility-scale electricity generation for the lower 48 states has recently seen the solar fleet break 50 GW of generation on Sunday and Monday of this week for the first time.
Vermont utility launches solar pilot program for low- and moderate-income customers
The program will allow customers to subscribe to an energy share of an existing GMP installation, with time-of-use rates encouraging energy use when the sun is shining.
Sunrise brief: Sunrun signs on to recycle solar panels with Solarcycle
Also on the rise: Utility TVA targets 10 GW of solar by 2035, currently owns 1 MW in operation. Maxeon unveils whole home energy management system SunPower One. Washington DC outpacing its own solar goals, for now. AES to supply Microsoft with 110 MW of solar, 220 MWh of storage. Self-healing perovskite solar PV cells can withstand fierce cosmic radiation. Porsche AG leads $400 million series C funding of US high-performance battery cell fabrication.
