Sun Streams 2 enters service with Microsoft as long-term offtaker
Sun Streams 2 is one of four Arizona projects that Longroad acquired from First Solar. The PV and storage portfolio totals roughly 900 MW with the potential for 1-2 GWh of battery storage.
Sunrise brief: Rooftop solar in Hawaii gets a boost from a new incentive program
Also on the rise: A big solar + storage project in New Mexico secures construction financing, and racking and tracker company OMCO Solar offers a business update.
How do factors related to solar modules impact site-wide tracker costs?
With the market for solar modules ever-evolving, Array Technologies and PVEL released a study looking at the different module characteristics that affect site-wide tracker costs.
Supply chain constraints are starting to hit the solar industry, SEIA says
A Q1 market report said the biggest impact has been on utility-scale projects, with some developers trying to rework PPAs. It warned that “compounding cost increases across all materials are just beginning to affect installers.”
TVA releases RFP for 200 MW of new solar + storage and retrofits
The projects will be used for the entity’s Green Invest program, which helps large-scale energy buyers meet their renewable needs.
Sunrise brief: Array Technologies to supply 4 GW of trackers for at least 10 solar projects
Also on the rise: Sunlight opens a 2 GWh capacity lead and lithium battery plant in North Carolina, Bloom Energy deploys its hydrogen-based SOFC, and Schneider Electric is building a microgrid at a Connecticut campus.
OMCO Solar to provide 15 MW of trackers to Arkansas projects
The deal came through the company’s second partnership with Entegrity Energy Partners.
Cleantech roundup: EV battery, Archtech Solar tracker, and LineVision sensors
Check out this week’s list of some of the newest announcements related to clean energy products.
Watch: Texas solar project gains financial backers as construction moves ahead
The PV solar resource at the 2,000-acre site ranges means the 200 MW project is expected to generate 537.30 GWh of electricity in its first year of operation.
Sunrise brief: The future of long-duration energy storage looks bright, but costs need to fall…a lot
Also on the rise: DOE’s Solar Decathlon is getting under way as a virtual event, Massachusetts has a climate law (finally), and Nextracker wins a supply deal with Solaria.
