Press Releases

An international pioneer in sustainable energy technology who specializes in ultra-low-cost, water-based energy storage solutions has been awarded the 2017 Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy from the University of Louisville. Jay Whitacre, PhD, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, will give a public talk at UofL and […]

Standard Solar, Inc., a leading solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of solar electric systems nationwide, today announced it will finance solar arrays on 15 new sites for the DC Department of General Services (DGS), approximately 2,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of additional onsite solar generation per year. DC Solar, a CBE JV […]

Holu Energy LLC, a full-service solar energy company serving Hawaii and the Pacific region, launched a 250-kilowatt photovoltaic system for Kahumana, a nonprofit farm and community organization that services homeless families, people with disabilities and youth in the Oahu region. Through a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA), the savings will allow Kahumana to provide 40 […]

sonnen, the global market leader in intelligent residential energy storage, today announced the official formation of the sonnen Foundation for Energy Security, following an executive leadership visit and subsequent microgrid tour alongside Puerto Rican government officials and its local energy partner on the island, Pura Energia. The Foundation’s platform will enable the implementation of additional […]

Charlie Long, one of the renewable energy sector’s leading insurance and risk management authorities, has joined the Energy and Marine Group of Alliant, where he will provide targeted solutions to a growing international client base. As Vice President, the Boston-based Long brings 27 years of experience to one of the nation’s most robust and multifaceted energy […]

SMA announced two new power classes for its utility-scale storage product portfolio. Now available, the Sunny Central Storage 2750-EV-US for 1,500 V projects has achieved UL 62109 listing, and the Sunny Central Storage 2475-US for 1,000 V projects has achieved UL 1741 listing. Other products in the line-up, including the Sunny Central Storage 2200-US and […]

GRID Alternatives, a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communities of color, announced today a $500,000 grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support its SolarCorps Fellowship Program. This national grant builds on the bank’s past support for GRID in locations in California and […]

Schneider Electric Solar has extended its Conext SmartGen inverter power ratings for greater flexibility and optimization of both small and large utility power plants. For large scale power plants, the CS2200 is now available and is optimized for 4.4 MW stations using two inverters. To expand the power ratings for smaller power plants in North […]

JLM Energy has installed and commissioned more than a dozen residential Phazr MicroStorage plus solar projects in locations throughout the greater Phoenix metropolitan area in both Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service (APS) territories. In SRP territory, customers can avoid peak demand charges by using energy storage to shave peaks when demand spikes. […]

Green Charge, an ENGIE Company, today announced that iFLY Indoor Skydiving, the world’s largest indoor skydiving company, will install two megawatt hours of energy storage at its San Diego and Ontario facilities in southern California. The 500 kW/1000 KWh systems will be used to reduce demand charges by nearly $1.5 million dollars over the term […]