DOE announces 31 finalists for $100,000 prize for community solar projects and programs
Recognizing best practices to increase equitable access to community solar, the Sunny Awards move into final round.
ESS tapped by Consumers Energy for Michigan microgrid battery deployment
The microgrid helps the utility achieve goals laid out in the Michigan Department of Environment’s Energy Storage Roadmap to spur installation of 1 GW of energy storage projects by 2025 and 4 GW by 2040.
Are sheep eligible for the ITC?
Most professionals believe that sheep are not Investment Tax Credit eligible because they’re not considered integral components of a solar plant, others suggest pushing the argument that a taxpayers’ patriotic duty is to challenge the tax code on behalf of sheep.
Automation tool helps speed rooftop solar connection to the grid
NREL and SMUD developed PRECISE, a tool that leverages smart inverter functions to help utilities make faster interconnections.
U.S.-made mobile lithium-ion batteries for utility-scale market
NOMAD Transportable Power Systems (NOMAD) has started offering plug-and-play, utility-scale mobile energy storage systems. There are three versions – 2 MWh, 1.3 MWh, and 660 kWh – with a patent-pending docking platform.
Sunrise brief: U.S. solar capacity to double in three years
Also on the rise: Solar tracker provider Array Technologies reports Q3 earnings surprise, chosen for 750 MW project. FTC Solar reveals updated Voyager clamping system, posts Q3 results. And more.
Eos Energy and Invinity to supply batteries to tribal association’s 60 MWh solar and storage facility
The solar-plus-storage microgrid is the first project to receive funding from the California Energy Commission’s $140 million Long-Duration Energy Storage Program.
Agrivoltaic solar tracker uses cables instead of buried steel
Rute Suntracker system, designed for utility-scale, high clearance solar, may reduce steel use by 30%.
Solar tracker provider Array Technologies reports Q3 earnings surprise, chosen for 750 MW project
A 750 MW project in Ohio will make use of the company’s DuraTrack mounts. Plus, Array beats Q3 earning estimates.
FTC Solar reveals updated Voyager clamping system, posts Q3 results
The updated Voyager module clamp for attaching First Solar modules builds off the Slide and Glide, using a fastener to secure and ground modules to the rail.
