Dronebase rebrands as Zeitview to scale aerial solar scanning
Zeitview issues real-time ratings from A to D for operational solar projects of 1 MW and larger.
New lithium iron phosphate battery for residential, off-grid PV
Discovery Battery’s new lithium iron phosphate battery system has a nominal voltage of 51.2 V and a capacity of 100 Ah. Up to six 5.12 kWh battery modules can be stacked in a single enclosure, and up to four enclosures can be connected in parallel for a total capacity of 120 kWh.
Valentin updates tool for designing heat pump systems
GeoT*SOL 2023 includes a photovoltaic option and configurable diagrams.
Multi-unit housing EV chargers participate in demand response program
The partnership between AutoGrid and SWTCH Energy marks the first demand response program in North America to incorporate EV chargers in multi-unit residential buildings
California coalition calls for RTO in the West
“Lights On California” believes it’s time for California to consider clean energy solutions both within and beyond its borders to prevent blackouts, reduce energy costs, and transition to 100% clean energy.
World’s largest used EV battery power facility in California
The largest UL-certified facility was expanded by 750 former Honda Clarity and Nissan Leaf EV batteries, bringing its total storage capacity to 25 MWh.
Sunrise brief: 2023 will see the most utility-scale solar added in a single year
Also on the rise: Rapidly growing U.S. microgrid market achieves 10 GW in 2022. ERCOT advanced 15 GW of solar in 2022, moving 5x faster than other RTOs/ISOs. And more.
N.Y. developer and community college form solar certification program
The next term for the solar certification program begins March 28, 2023, and upon completion graduates will receive OSHA 10 and OSHA Fall Prevention Safety certification.
Array Technologies expands solar tracker manufacturing to Australia
U.S. solar tracker supplier Array Technologies plans to set up a factory in Australia, after winning a contract to supply trackers for a 102 MW solar farm in the Australian state of Victoria.
Rapidly growing U.S. microgrid market achieves 10 GW in 2022
Driven by a rising demand for uninterrupted services, corporate ESG goals, and military resilience plans, Wood Mackenzie estimates the U.S. microgrid market has seen a 47% increase in solar and storage capacity in 2022 compared to 2017 levels.
