CATL announces its first energy storage system for the US market
The global EV battery manufacturer is making its first foray into the American energy storage market, debuting residential systems at Solar Power International.
Single-axis solar tracking for the next 30%
NEXTracker has refined its successful NX Horizon single axis tracker into the rugged two-in-portrait NX Gemini. The new design opens up land once considered too rough to be developed to generate near comparable amounts of electricity, while easing land use stresses.
SEIA aims for solar installations to grow 18% per year through 2030
SEIA worked with 100 leaders in the solar and storage industries to develop a 12-year strategic plan, which covers all the bases. Yet funding is inadequate to pursue all strategies immediately, so some strategies must wait.
From the editor: Solar growth – linear, exponential or accelerating?
In this op-ed pv magazine US editor Christian Roselund looks at the pattern of growth in the U.S. solar market, which he argues is an essential basis for considering solar’s future contributions to the electric grid and what kind of policy supports are needed.
Hanwha Q Cells opens the largest solar factory in the Western Hemisphere
The 300,000 square foot factory in Dalton, Georgia has the capacity to produce 12,000 PV modules per day, or 1.7 GW annually – the same peak generating capacity as the Hoover Dam.
IHI fills battery needs, LA Mayor officially approves LA Eland project: pvMB 9/23/19
Hello everybody, what’s up? Today we’re coming at you live from Salt Lake City for Solar Power International 2019! We’ll also be looking at a Duke Nuke commitment, Rhode Island’s first community solar project and more!
Talking up a rapid renewables transition will get us there faster
Two potentially “self-fulfilling” energy transition narratives are in competition, says a World Economic Forum report. Only one, the “rapid narrative,” would help us limit global warming to the Paris Agreement goal of “well below two degrees Celsius.”
Hundreds demand action on climate in Rhode Island
Sunrise Rhode Island, students and concerned citizens joined global protests under the Climate Strike movement.
Google buys power from another 1.6 GW of renewables
The new deals worth $2 billion in new investments were made by the Internet giant in in the U.S., Chile and Europe.
Suncast episode 182, “Know before you go” featuring pv magazine’s Christian Roselund
Learn what to expect at Solar Power International 2019, including advice from industry vets to optimize your experience, and even how introverts can get the most out of the moments!
