Sunrise brief: Solar projects in Texas will now need to plan for their ‘sunset’ years
Also on the rise: Altus Power buys a seven-state solar portfolio, CenterPoint Energy wants an OK for 335 MW of solar capacity, and JinkoSolar unveils details about its new bifacial panel.
JinkoSolar unveils details of its TopCon 620 W bifacial solar panel
The Tiger Neo panel has a power conversion efficiency of up to 22.1% and a temperature coefficient is -0.30% per Celsius degree.
Solar decommissioning rules are coming to Texas
Solar companies operating in Texas will now need to comply with decommissioning requirements similar to those imposed on wind companies back in 2019.
Altus Power expands its solar portfolio with seven-state acquisition
The commercial and industrial projects include rooftop, ground-mount, and carport solar arrays.
Constellation to supply a host of corporate customers with 140 MW of Texas solar
Constellation will buy 140 MW of the planned 200 MW Big Star Solar Project currently under development near Austin.
Indiana utility seeks approval for solar PPAs totaling 335 MW
Oriden and Origis Energy are developing the solar capacity, which could be in service by 2023.
Sunverge, Simply Energy, Nissan and Wallbox partner on vehicle-to-home and EV-to-grid services
By combining Sunverge’s advanced intelligent energy management platform, Wallbox’s bi-directional EV charging stations, and Nissan’s compact EV, the companies plan to enhance distributed energy resource control and load management.
Renewables now second only to natural gas in capacity, generation
Renewables have now crossed the 25% threshold of total U.S. available installed generating capacity.
Watch: Gravity-based renewable energy storage tower for grid-scale operations
Energy Vault secured $100 million in Series C funding for its EVx tower, which stores gravitational potential energy for grid dispatch.
People on the Move: Li-Cycle Holdings, Summit Ridge Renewables, Xcel Energy, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
