Renewable energy accounted for 21% of US electrical generation in 2021
Solar maintained its place as the country’s fastest-growing electrical resource, while widespread droughts caused hydropower to fall and coal saw a brief resurgence.
‘The major solar players will shift from PERC to TOPCon’
US analyst Clean Energy Associates made some notable predictions in its Q4 survey of the world solar manufacturing market, including echoing predictions made elsewhere that the new polysilicon production capacity coming online now will help arrest the spike in solar panel prices.
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.
Standard Solar acquires solar projects in Maine and Massachusetts
The acquisitions bring Standard Solar’s owned assets above 20MW in Massachusetts and above 50MW in Maine.
On the floor at the RE+ Northeast Solar & Storage
Drones, honey, lidar, rock drills, and more were on the floor as northeast US focused vendors showed off their products in Boston.
Orbital Energy begins construction on 130MW Alabama solar facility
Orbital will also build the requisite substation for the facility. The Houston-headquartered energy company has operations in power transmission, natural gas, telecom, and solar.
CellCube secures long-term supply of vanadium redox flow battery electrolyte
US Vanadium will produce the VRFB electrolyte at its Hot Springs, Arkansas, production facility. The supply agreement is thought to be the largest executed outside of China.
US targets 5 million community solar households, $1 billion in savings by 2025
The National Community Solar Partnership, a Department of Energy led program, released a roadmap for the target.
BayWa r.e. completes sale of its Corazon I solar plant and Guajillo storage project to Eni New Energy US
The 266MWdc/200MWac Corazon I Solar plant began operations in August 2021 and the 200MW/400 MWh Guajillo storage project is expected to reach an operational stage before the end of 2023.
Sunrise brief: Rooftop solar groups ask FERC to stop utilities from charging customers for anti-solar advocacy
Also on the rise: Steps that buyers can take to ensure quality module supply. New Jersey installed 4GW of solar in 2021. DOE develops strategies to solve clean energy supply chain issues. The report card is out–which states have the best policies? Aspen Power secures $120 million, 200MW of distributed and community solar. Speeding development of the first commercial lithium project in Arkansas. DHL tops its fleet trucks with solar.
