How smart electrification can unlock the potential of solar PV Integration
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) explains how many smart electrification solutions are already available and ready for commercialization, with pioneering companies creating, trialing and deploying potentially transformative innovations.
Michigan utility settlement revises resource plan to add 3.8 GW of renewables
DTE Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan will be more climate-friendly following political action from Vote Solar, Union of Concerned Scientists and the Ecology Center.
Desalinated ocean water for green hydrogen production
A California hydrogen developer and a Netherlands-based desalination company that uses waste heat as an input have formed a partnership.
U.S. Customs solar exclusions may be “de facto ban on Chinese polysilicon”
Longi solar modules made of Tongwei polysilicon have been excluded from entry to the U.S.
Florida municipal solar project expands to 600 MW
Over 1.8 million solar panels will be installed in the project, which has completed its first 150 MW phase.
U.S. national labs evaluate potential for floating solar in Southeast Asia
The labs assessed the technical potential for floating PV and underlined its co-benefits in environmental protection and food security.
Massachusetts has 52 GW of “top rated” solar potential
The state has 506 GW of technical solar potential, according to an analysis by the Department of Energy Resources.
Amazon Air Hub adds 2 MW rooftop solar array
The logistics giant’s airport is now generating clean electricity for the local utility.
Biden hails clean energy investments at new Enphase manufacturing site
President Biden delivered a speech celebrating the $500 billion in recent private investment in U.S. manufacturing. Solar inverter manufacturer Enphase announced its first shipments from a U.S. contract manufacturing facility, owned and operated by Flex.
California’s electricity duck curve is deepening
The mismatch between times of peak solar generation and peak electricity demand is deepening, but energy storage buildout across the state is set to balance the grid.
