New Belgium brews beer with the help of the sun
The company’s third solar installation is the first on it’s Asheville, North Carolina brewery, and will offset roughly 11,100 tons of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
People on the Move: PosiGen, Power Factors, Ulteig, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: PV Reliability Scorecard results in record number of Top Performers in every test
Also on the rise: An American at Intersolar. Why a long-term maintenance plan is essential. Solar that works in the shade. Scout Clean Energy buys nearly 400 MW of First Solar modules. Pine Gate purchases 2.4 GWh of EnerVenue batteries. And more.
Amazon is lead investor in US-based solar cell production facility
Ambient Photonics will build a fully automated manufacturing facility to produce solar cells for powering consumer electronics.
SOLV Energy begins 1.3 GW solar project
SOLV will perform engineering, procurement, and construction for the first 400 MW of the aptly named Mammoth North solar project in Indiana.
Scout Clean Energy buys nearly 400 MW of First Solar modules
The 378 MW of modules will be used to begin construction on several late stage projects with start of operations expected in 2024 across Scout’s 12 GW renewable project development pipeline.
An American at Intersolar, Part I: Amsterdam to Munich
Solar panels abound, racking and battery choices expand, and robots make a move – Intersolar 2022 and ESS Europe. But first, how to get there.
Solar O&M: Why a long-term maintenance plan is essential
The commercial PV industry continues to grow at record rates and shows every indication that it will continue to supplement and even surpass conventional energy production methods in the future. The requirement for professional and experienced operations and maintenance service providers has grown right along with it, as solar is an investment that needs to be protected and cared for.
2022 PV Module Reliability Scorecard results show resilience of the industry
This year a record number of manufacturers had one or more model types that were Top Performers in every reliability test – and six of these model types were also Top Performers in energy yield performance.
‘Pulsed Joule heating’ tech to remove snow, frost, ice from solar modules
University of Illinois scientists have developed a way to remove snow and ice from solar panels at a much faster rate than conventional approaches. It is based on a glass coating on a film with high optical transparency and superhydrophobicity.
