Rochester, New York to launch state’s largest solar community choice aggregation program
Rochester Community Power plans to provide 300 million kWh annually to 57,000 Rochester residents and small businesses, with a community solar opt-out program expected to launch in early 2022.
How long do residential solar inverters last?
Multiple factors affect the productive lifespan of a residential solar inverter. In Part 2 of our series, we look at solar inverters.
‘Build here,’ BLM says of Utah land targeted for up to 600 MW of solar
Milford Flats is available due to the Energy Act of 2020, which aims to deploy 25 GW of solar, wind, and geothermal on public lands no later than 2025.
People on the Move: SPI Energy, Palmetto, Sol Systems, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: Hyundai partners up with Texans on solar energy storage concept
Also on the rise: JinkoSolar’s “very challenging” Q2, Silfab secures an investment, and megawatt-scale solar e-truck charging rolls into California.
JinkoSolar reports results from a ‘very challenging’ Q2
The module manufacturer reported a gross profit of $210.5 million, up 0.1% from the first quarter but down 10.2% from the second quarter of 2020.
Silfab secures investment to expand its U.S. solar module production
The investment is expected to provide growth capital for increased domestic production and sourcing, and to enable new generations of modules.
Partners to recycle EV batteries for solar energy storage
Hyundai Motor Group will test the energy storage system business model and expand its scope to include hydrogen.
FTC touts tracker capable of withstanding 120 MPH winds
The Voyager+ can withstand category 3 hurricane winds and also tackles the challenges of low wind speeds that have historically been an issue for 2P trackers.
Munich Re unit buys into two California solar and energy storage projects
The projects are on BLM land east of Los Angeles and are slated to enter service in late 2021.
