Southern company to sell stakes in up to 26 solar projects
The power giant’s money needs include funds to complete the troubled Vogtle nuclear project, and is looking to sell a 1/3 share in up to 1.7 GW of solar assets that it owns.
SunPower vows “sustainable profitability” by second half of 2018
The company also announced its next-generation NGT solar cells have entered the certification process, with planned production to begin in the third quarter next year.
Tesla solar deployments plummet while energy storage rises
The nation’s largest residential PV installer deployed only 109 MW of solar during Q3, its lowest level in many years, but it did install 110 MWh of battery storage.
Quebec-based pension fund CDPQ provides Sunrun with $40 million
After providing Canadian rooftop solar specialist Potentia Renewables with $83 million in May, Canada’s second-largest public pension fund has now agreed to finance U.S. solar installer Sunrun with $40 million.
Dutch pension fund invests $384 million in three U.S. projects
The three projects are located in California and Nevada, and are owned by Capital Dynamics.
Renovate America sheds 100 jobs in rapid restructure
The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) provider insists it is financially sound and that the restructuring is designed to ensure “our operation is running as efficiently as possible”.
Policies for energy storage continue to move forward during Q3
NCCETC’s latest report on grid modernization shows that policies supporting the deployment of energy storage are on the rise throughout the United States.
Berkeley scientists boost battery capacities
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have made progress with cathodes made from ‘disordered’ materials, a technology which could greatly increase the storage capacity of lithium batteries.
Solar permitting data shows residential market woes
Oregon showed the largest increase in permits issues, while Vermont’s permits cratered. Compared to 2016’s Q3, the 17 states surveyed by OhmHome issued 11% fewer permits.
Dominion to triple its installed solar in 2017
The Virginia power company expects to put 288 MW-DC online by the end of the year, to add to the 169 MW that it has already installed in 2017.
