1366 reaches 19.9% cell efficiency with PERC
The company has simultaneously announced its the first deployment of cells made from its Direct Wafer products in a 500 kW commercial solar array in Japan.
Tesla to finally close the door on Silevo
It’s been a long time coming, but Tesla’s annual report confirms that the SolarCity-Silevo romance has come to an end.
CUNY report looks at barriers to PV + storage in New York City
A lack of not only incentives but even compensation for the services distributed battery systems provide are among the barriers identified for mass deployment of solar plus storage.
New York solar grows 795% in five years (with charts)
The Empire State’s solar industry has attracted nearly $1.5 billion in private investment, putting its goal of producing 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2030 in reach.
NEST iON to build battery R&D facility in Rochester
The facility will be sited at Kodak’s Energy Storage Hub at the Eastman Business Park in the Finger Lakes. The high-density lithium ion battery manufacturer also will add a pilot production line, expected to be on line in a few weeks.
Borrego Solar claims 76% growth in 2016
The company says its leadership in New York and Massachusetts provided the biggest boost to the installer’s bottom line.
Quixotic Systems builds solar wall in the Bronx
Quixotic Systems has provided Urban Health Plan with a four-story, 37kW solar wall on the Simpson Health Pavilion in the Bronx.
Renewable energy advocates slam utilities for slow progress under REV
Comments filed by AEEI and SolarCity on the Supplemental Distribution System Implementation Plan (DSIP) say utilities should do more to get ready for and assist with the integration of distributed renewables and storage, and AEEI says utilities should go back to the drawing board.
Jigar Shah and Karl Rábago talk policy, pragmatism at NYSES event
Officials from pv magazine served as MC and moderator for the event in New York City
Could solar help replace Indian Point generation?
In his Regional State of the State address in Manhattan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo bragged about the deal he reached to close the Indian Point Energy facility, a nuclear-power plant that generates 2 GW of electricity for New York city and Westchester County. Details on how he’ll replace the power, however, remain vague.
