Beef cattle agrivoltaics on an Oregon family ranch
Bear Valley Solar will deploy 240 kW of the 1.5 MW cattle-sited solar field pasture this year, with the first phase of construction ramping up this summer, developer David McFeeters-Krone tells pv magazine USA.
Roof-integrated solar takes 44% less time to install on new construction
A time-motion study by NREL discovered that retrofitting installations of roof-integrated photovoltaics takes 7% less labor time than standard solar installations. For new construction, the installation time drops by 44%.
EV sales to make up nearly one-third of passenger vehicle sales in U.S. by 2026
BloombergNEF’s Electric Vehicle Outlook 2023 forecasts an impressive trajectory of EV sales in the U.S., but cautions that faster progress is needed in order to reach net-zero road transport emissions by 2050.
Companies making moves in EV charging
Electric vehicle charging updates from Tesla, SolarEdge, Enel X Way and PowerFlex.
199,000 job-years await PJM approval of 167 GW of solar, storage and wind
Trade group ACORE recommended long-distance, high-voltage transmission within the PJM grid region along with other, faster measures to help the grid operator approve 167 GW of pending solar, storage and wind projects.
50 states of solar incentives: Hawaii
Solar represents 17.25% of the island state’s power mix. At the end of 2022, Hawaiian Electric had achieved 32% of its renewable procurement standard goal of becoming fully renewable powered by 2045.
Statewide RPS platforms require 300 TWh of clean energy by 2030, 800 TWh by 2050
Renewable portfolio standard policies require total non-hydro renewables generation to reach 28% of electricity sales by 2050 compared to 17% today, according to a Berkeley Lab report.
Sunrise brief: The missing ingredient in U.S. solar policy
Also on the rise: The energy transition is off-track, says IRENA. Solar group petitions to suspend Dominion Energy interconnection rules. And more.
Sunrise brief: How your state can fix interconnection of distributed solar and storage
Also on the rise: Savant Systems releases 18.5 kWh home battery. Mycrogrid Materials solar recycling coming to California. And more.
Clark State to offer paid training program at Big Plain Solar project
Students and interns can learn solar fundamentals and gain an understanding of various components, system architectures, and applications for solar systems.
