Spearmint Energy has secured $252 million funding for a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Texas, Trina is supplying a 371 MWh BESS in Houston, EDF has sourced long-term funding for an operational site in California, and Strata and Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Inc. (PSEI) have broken ground on a solar-plus-storage project in Arizona.

The 300 kW solar array will offset more than half its electricity use, with the battery energy storage system providing resilience in case of power outage.

Wood Mackenzie cautioned that policy uncertainty could significantly alter its projections for solar industry growth.

The ISO-NE region experienced two solar power output records in the past week, leading to a record-low demand for electricity from the power grid on Sunday afternoon.

The Dos Palos Clean Power project in Merced County is providing low-cost, clean energy to residents in disadvantaged communities.

Coalition trade lawyer says the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final tariffs on solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are among the highest rates he’s ever seen.

With the majority of its projects located in the United States, plans were in motion years ago to expand manufacturing to the U.S., but passage of the IRA in 2022 accelerated those plans.

A report from E2 said concerns over the future of federal clean energy tax credits and other policy changes have led to billions in cancelled projects.

The modules are manufactured using ES Foundry’s own crystalline bifacial passivated emitter and rear contact bifacial solar cells.

SorbiForce, a Ukrainian energy storage company now in Arizona, has developed metal-free organic batteries made entirely from agricultural waste.

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.

NYSERDA will reinvest 36% of the surplus ($150 million) back into the NY-Sun program on the condition that the funds be used for solar projects that directly benefit low-income customers.

The Solar Energy Industries Association ranks California, Texas, Florida, Arizona and North Carolina as the top five states in solar capacity.

Bright Saver, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, aims to bring the European balcony solar trend to U.S. homes with low-cost, plug-in systems that require no interconnection and no permits in some jurisdictions.

Companies that build strong partnerships that combine domestic manufacturing, field experience and responsive problem-solving are positioned to thrive regardless of policy changes.

States have an opportunity to influence transmission providers to adopt advanced conductors and other technologies that increase transmission capacity, says a renewables trade group. Added transmission can enable more solar to connect to the grid.

WattCarbon’s ‘Aristotle’ provides granular data on asset performance and emissions profiles.

In a pilot project the researchers plan to create a portable, dual-axis canopy of approximately 150 square feet that will morph and track the sun to optimize solar energy capture.

Longi said it has achieved a 27.81% efficiency rating for a hybrid interdigitated back contact, as confirmed by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH).

A consulting firm incubated by Google as a “Moonshot” project will collaborate with PJM to streamline the interconnection application process.