Sunrise brief: Canadian Solar launches 420W rooftop solar module with 21.5% efficiency
Also on the rise: RFP released for 500MW of PV for Indiana Michigan Power. Enphase Energy acquires SolarLeadFactory, a solar sales generation specialist. Concentrating solar power with heat storage could compete with batteries. U.S. Light Energy completes the school and municpal solar projects for the Tri-County Energy Consortium.
School and municipal solar project complete in New York State
U.S. Light Energy completed the solar projects for the Tri-County Energy Consortium.
Sunrise brief: Renewables reach a new record in 2021 while energy-related CO2 emissions also rose
Also on the rise: New York solar plan needs some tweeks to support energy justice. Jobs moves at NREL, CPower, Brattle Group, and more. FTC solar uses novel approach to tackle the damage potential of dynamic and static wind loads on single axis trackers. Sacramento utility signs its largest solar and storage PPA with D.E. Shaw.
New York solar plan needs changes to support energy justice, advocates say
Vote Solar, the New York Energy Democracy Alliance, and Alliance for a Green Economy support aspects of New York’s CLCPA, but are asking the PSC to do more for New York’s disadvantaged communities.
Community choice solar programs save New Yorkers $7 million in seven months
Joule’s programs have helped to bring access to clean energy and bill savings to 800,000 New Yorkers in 44 municipalities across the state.
Solar is nearly 50% of planned utility-scale capacity additions
The Energy Information Administration projected over the next two years 60% of capacity additions will be solar or battery energy storage.
New York town plans floating-solar demonstration project
Cohoes, New York’s $6 million floating solar project will demonstrate how municipalities can turn reservoirs into clean energy plants, while serving the needs of low-income residents.
Sunrise brief: US targets 5 million community solar households, $1 billion in energy bill savings by 2025
Also on the rise: Products of interest at RE+ Northeast Solar & Storage. BayWa r.e. completes sale of solar plus storage project to Eni New Energy US. Alabama gets another 130MW of solar. CellCube secures long-term supply of vanadium redox flow battery electrolyte. Recent acquisitions bring Standard Solar’s owned assets above 20MW in Massachusetts and above 50MW in Maine.
T-Mobile, Nexamp partner on community solar
T-Mobile has subscribed to 10 separate Nexamp solar farms representing more than 50MW of total project capacity across Maine, Massachusetts and New York, as the carrier looks to sustain its goal of sourcing 100% of its total electricity use with renewables.
Sunrise brief: Thanks to the proposal to reduce compensation for excess solar generation, most Florida solar shoppers lose interest
Also on the rise: Convalt Energy steers arounds obstacles on its way to solar manufacturing in New York. NABCEP and EnergySage release survey for solar installers. Recycled silicon used in PERC solar cells. Michigan DTE seeks 500MW of renewables. Grazing sheep under solar increases carbon sequestration. Robot dog monitors PV plant. Greenback acquires several installations in Massachusetts.
