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Global tracker provider FTC Solar posts 44% growth in 2021

The company announced the launch of a turnkey operation for sub 20MW projects and reported revenues of $101.7 million in the fourth quarter.

RFP Alert: 500MW of PV for Indiana Michigan Power

About 500MW of solar and 800MW of wind power is sought by the American Electric Power company in its recent issuance of requests for proposals.

Global solar drone data assessment shows rise in PV anomalies

Over 20GW of solar array aerial visual data was processed by RaptorMaps, and roughly 2.6% of capacity was found to have anomalies that affect power production.

Humans have installed 1 terawatt of solar capacity, generated over 1 petawatt of solar electricity in 2021

The homo sapien species has installed its first terawatt of hardware on Earth to generate electricity directly from its local star.

California’s solar market is now a battery market

A look at the interconnection queue of California’s grid operator shows that the state’s market has already shifted to batteries—sometimes with solar, and sometimes without.

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The Solar Tech Check: PV in space, and thin films stride forward

This week has seen NASA announce the completion of a new folding array set to power a mission deep into our solar system, while scientists continue to work on new applications to take such explorations even further from the sun. New measurements also promise routes to higher efficiency in cadmium-telluride PV, and details emerge of one of thinnest solar cells seen so far.

Without federal support, US would only reach 39% of carbon-free energy sector by 2035, said Wood Mackenzie

Without important federal measures like the Build Back Better reconciliation bill, the investment tax credit long-term extension, and US manufacturing support, Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said the US will fall short of goals.

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Sunrise brief: Renewables reach a new record in 2021 while energy-related CO2 emissions also rose

Also on the rise: New York solar plan needs some tweeks to support energy justice. Jobs moves at NREL, CPower, Brattle Group, and more. FTC solar uses novel approach to tackle the damage potential of dynamic and static wind loads on single axis trackers. Sacramento utility signs its largest solar and storage PPA with D.E. Shaw.

SMUD signs its largest solar and storage PPA with D.E. Shaw

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) contracted for 200MW of solar, 400MWh storage with the renewable energy producer.

In 2021 renewable energy use reached an all-time high, but so did CO2 emissions

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 mostly due to increased coal use, but renewable energy sources and nuclear power provided a higher share of global electricity generation than coal in 2021, according to IEA report.

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