Underground heat exchanger to cool down solar panels
Spanish scientists have built a cooling system featuring heat exchangers on solar panels and U-shape heat exchangers installed in a borehole at a depth of 15 meters. The researchers claim that this reduces panel temperatures by up to 17%, while improving performance by about 11%.
Utility-scale solar construction costs halve 2013 averages, while wind and natural gas are relatively flat
Utility-scale solar projects used to cost nearly $4,000 per kW to build in 2013. By 2020, they fell to $1,655 per kW.
Utility-scale solar slowed in Q3 2022
Solar had its slowest quarter in two years in terms of deployment, hampered by global supply challenges that slowed growth, delayed projects, and drove up prices.
Military microgrids demonstrate Xendee platform to enhance operations
Xendee is designed to model up to 25 different distributed energy resource technologies and calculate a techno-economic solution for each site to meet organizational goals including reducing costs, cutting CO2 emissions, increasing resilience, or a combination of all three.
EE North America partners with Elio Energy Group to build 2 GW solar and storage portfolio
Formed earlier this year by Copenhagen, Denmark-based European Energy, EE North America is developing a 10 GW project portfolio of solar, storage and wind projects in the U.S. through 2026, with Arizona representing 20% of its project pipeline.
American Battery Factory and Anovion form alliance for supply of synthetic graphite
ABF and Anovion were recent recipients of federal grant funding from the Department of Energy, which awarded $2.8 billion to advanced materials companies that have begun to source battery material components from new and recycled materials using lithium, graphite and other materials sourced in North America.
To the chagrin of utilities, this “electric microutility” seeks solar on every roof and a battery in every garage
Sunnova’s groundbreaking community microgrid proposal is fighting back against a motion to dismiss, from major utility companies who must feel their business plan is being attacked.
Sunrise brief: U.S. to deploy massive amount of renewables by 2030, thanks to the IRA
Also on the rise: Solar microgrid community launched in California. Wisconsin groups find 100% clean energy + electrification to be ambitious but feasible. And more.
U.S. to deploy 550 GW of new renewables by 2030
The American Clean Power Q3 report has been released. The organization lifted long-term deployment targets to much higher levels following the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act.
rPlus Energies hosts 200 MW Utah solar facility ground-breaking
Appaloosa Solar 1 sits adjacent to one of Utah’s earliest utility-scale solar projects, the 80 MW Three Peaks Solar facility.
