Sunrise brief: What we know about the grid failure impacting New Orleans
Also on the rise: PPA signed for output from 127 MW Pennsylvania solar facility, and here is a look at the world’s largest solar power stations.
Grid failures cut electric power to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Ida
All transmission lines to the city were affected, and officials scrambled to provide power for the city’s water and sewer systems.
Startup Sunday: EightTwenty shines light on Oklahoma solar
Also starting up: Watts Battery joins accelerator program, and an autonomous solar plane with a wingspan larger than a 747 takes flight.
PPA signed for output from 127 MW Pennsylvania solar facility
The agreement with Competitive Power Ventures marks Norway-based Hydro’s first long-term energy contract in the United States.
Sunrise brief: Vote Solar’s Adam Browning talks with pv magazine about the industry he helped shape
Also on the rise: Opening salvos are fired as the battle over solar safeguards heats up, grid-forming inverters enter prime time with DOE funding, and, ICYMI, watch a video about a gravity-based renewable energy storage tower for grid-scale operations.
SolSmart targets pricey solar soft-costs
Inefficient permitting alone can add $1 per watt to project costs, so SolSmart aims to help local governments reduce soft costs.
‘Advocacy needs a seat at the table’: Adam Browning reflects on 20 years of solar work
Vote Solar’s co-founder sat down with pv magazine to reflect on the organization’s origins, accomplishments, and why he’s confident it will flourish even without him.
Grid-forming inverters enter prime time with DOE funding
As fossil generators are phased out, grid-forming inverters will need to be phased in so that the grid can be restarted after any blackout.
Opening salvos are fired as the battle over solar safeguards heats up
The governments of Mexico, Malaysia, and Turkey, along with the SEIA, NextEra Energy Resources, REC Americas, and others, are chiming in to have a say in the recently reignited debate.
Dynamic Energy starts work on 6.6 MW commercial solar project in Maine
Energy from the array will power grocery stores operated by Albertsons. The commercial-scale project is one of the state’s largest.
