US solar module imports fall 27% in Q3
The largest single-quarter drop in three years comes as the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention propose greater tariffs against Asian-imported modules.
Greenbacker names EPC for two utility-scale solar projects
Both projects have long-term PPAs in place with local utilities and are slated to start construction later in 2021.
Gravity-based energy storage tower developer notches a customer order
Energy Vault signed a $520 million deal to supply 1.6 GWh of energy storage to DG Fuels to produce renewable hydrogen and a variety of fuels.
Florida regulators approve FPL rate settlement agreement
The new rates will help to support the expansion of two of the utility’s prominent solar programs, 30-by-30 and the SolarTogether community solar initiative.
Solaria wins a round in its solar shingle patent case against Canadian Solar
The patents cover shingled solar modules and a process for separating pv strips from solar cells for use in shingled solar modules.
Should I include a battery with my home solar project? Part 1
A growing share of residential solar projects now attach energy storage batteries. In part one, we consider the backup power feature of batteries.
Honeywell, Duke Energy partner on flow battery test project
The battery, which uses an electrolyte to convert chemical energy into electricity for storage and deployment, will begin testing in 2022 at Duke Energy’s Emerging Technology and Innovation Center in Mount Holly, North Carolina.
iSun pegs its C&I project backlog at $80 million
Preliminary Q3 revenues were estimated at between $6.2 million and $7.2 million, while gross margin is expected to range from 18-20%.
Watch: Dragon scale solar tiles installed on Google buildings in Silicon Valley
Some 90,000 individual solar panels will generate enough electricity to cover around 40% of the electricity use in two buildings for Google.
Watch: Solar installation completed at Climate Pledge Arena
The 1.2 MW installation will join a host of other renewable resources in powering the stadium’s 11 MW electricity load.
