Sunrise brief: Great potential for floating solar in the U.S.
Also on the rise: Stanford report finds high electricity prices in California have nothing to do with renewables. Sustainable home takes shape. And more.
Potential floating solar generation is ‘ample’, widespread across U.S. reservoirs
Federally controlled reservoirs have between 861 GW and 1,042 GW of potential floating solar generation capacity, and it is well distributed across the U.S., according to a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Sunrise brief: Corporate America vastly increases investment in solar and storage
Also on the rise: Sunnova to construct solar and storage microgrid for Penobscot Nation. Brown University’s solar project, the largest in the state, is complete. And more.
United States on track to install 0.7 GW of floating solar by 2033
Wood Mackenzie’s floating solar report projects that global floating solar markets will reach 57 GW of capacity by 2033. The U.S. market remains small due to limited land availability and high capex.
Sunrise brief: California bill requires utilities to evaluate grid-enhancing technologies
Also on the rise: Polysilicon prices steady amid global trade policy uncertainties. First floating solar installation in Utah. And more.
Utah’s first floating solar project is complete
Ameresco constructed the project on a holding pond operated by the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District.
Sunrise brief: Sunrun stock rises on strong cash generation in Q2 earnings
Also on the rise: Mobile floating PV plant powers Paris’ Olympic village. Array Technologies unveils wireless tracker system that requires no trenching. And more.
Sunrise brief: Nextracker posts 50% year-over-year revenue growth
Also on the rise: IEA PVPS certifies that floating PV systems have small carbon footprint. Students from University of Michigan win solar car race. And more.
IEA PVPS certifies that floating PV systems have small carbon footprint
Floating systems cause slightly more CO2 emissions than land-based solar systems, mainly because of the additional components for the structure. But overall, they also perform very well from a climate perspective.
Sunrise brief: Titan Solar latest in residential solar business closures
Also on the rise: Reshore solar manufacturing but don’t stall construction with tariffs, suggests union official. Princeton NuEnergy scores $30 million in funding for lithium battery recycling. And more.
