Morning Brief: GAF Energy and Sunnova partner to offer roof-integrated PV and solar services
Also in the brief: Western Australia’s largest operating solar project, California’s recent grid woes
Morning Brief: Mississippi approves two 78.5-MW PV projects, U of I solar construction starts
Also in the brief: Peabody to write down value of largest U.S. coal mine by $1.42 billion, First Solar joins RE100
Morning Brief: SolAmerica and Safari Energy commission 43 MW of solar in Georgia, HVDC solicitation
Also in the brief: Connecticut’s cautious and failed first step on shared solar, and which states are making the most progress on emissions? Not the ones you think.
Morning Brief: Avoiding coal-fired carbon capture projects and the costs of small modular nuclear reactors
Also in the brief: San José Clean Energy and Peninsula Clean Energy have launched a joint request for offers for the purchase of 1 million MWh annually of new, long-term renewable energy.
Morning Brief: What the heroin industry can teach us about solar power, plus Illinois community solar
Also in the brief: Joe Biden’s $2 trillion plan, APS details cause of battery fire and explosion
Morning Brief: NERA anti-net metering petition update, renewables top nuclear and coal again
“Reports indicate that the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, the Heartland Institute and NERA all have ties to the Koch brothers, who have funded climate denial and pro-fossil fuel campaigns for roughly three decades.”
Pollinator-friendly solar: a feel-good way to make projects cleaner and greener
Opposition to solar project siting can be turned into broad support by designing projects with “pollinator-friendly” landscaping — a trend gaining momentum across the country.
Utility-scale roundup: The days of big solar projects in the US are back
The number of large solar projects (say, 100 MW and bigger) is rapidly increasing in the U.S. — and pv magazine is keeping track. We’ve rounded up this week’s big news in big solar.
Morning Brief: New Zealand invests in flow batteries, ‘NextGrid’ goes off the rails
Also in the brief: Tesla’s Q Con virtual power plant presentation, the University of Arkansas’ solar design contest, M&A during the pandemic, dodecahedrons and more
Morning Brief: Illinois’ largest project has a power contract, financing secured for 134 MW in North Carolina
Also in the brief: Solis has earned SunSpec rapid shutdown certification, EDF renewables has partnered with Cubic Corporation on a solar, storage and EV charging installation, NextEra Energy has raised $4 million in COVID-19 emergency assistance and more.
