Solar
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Press Releases
Menlo Electric expands its offer with Growatt power inverters and batteries
Menlo is the fastest-growing distributor of PV in Europe. The company is selling renewable energy solutions across 25 countries and is expected to deliver ca. 600 MW of PV components by the end of the year. The latest product launch ensures Menlo’s customers continue access to high-quality inverters and batteries. “We intend to supply Growatt […]
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Press Releases
Quinbrook and Primergy Solar Partner with APG on Gemini Solar + Storage Project
New York, NY – October 12, 2022 – Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (“Quinbrook”), a specialist investment manager focused exclusively on the new infrastructure needed for the energy transition, and its portfolio company Primergy Solar (“Primergy”) announced today the sale of a minority equity stake in its US$1.2 billion Gemini Solar + Storage project outside of Las […]
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News
Balancing the Scales: Disparities in Decommissioning Practices for Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy
There have been historic initiatives within the U.S. to create a sustainable energy economy and to address major environmental concerns created by fossil fuels. The Inflation Reduction Act contains $369 billion in climate and energy provisions, which will have a meaningful impact on climate change. Meanwhile, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law seeks to remedy environmental issues […]
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Press Releases
New 40-MW Solar Project Planned for Alexandria, Minnesota
Alexandria, MN (October 5, 2022) – Allied Solar, a new joint venture between Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure (GSI) and SolarGen today formally announced their plans to develop a 40-megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar park on approximately 200 acres of privately-owned land in Alexandria, Minnesota. The proposed project will provide clean, renewable energy to power at least 7,600 […]
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Solar FlexRack Supplies Trackers for 42-MW Community Solar Project Portfolio in Illinois
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, October 3, 2022 – Solar FlexRack announced that it has supplied its FlexTrack Solar Trackers for a 42 megawatt (MW) portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois, to Summit Ridge Energy, a leading owner-operator of community solar assets. All fourteen projects are part of Illinois Shines, a state-administered program that creates incentives for […]
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History
The Big Picture: Power Plant Additions Over the Decades [Infographic]
The deployment of new power plants in the U.S. over the past 14 decades has hinged on policies, markets, technologies, and new industry players. Every decade has presented its own state of multidimensional, multivariate complexity. The ongoing “energy transition,” which has been characterized by the addition of smaller, carbon-free resources, marks another pivotal period in […]
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Trends
POWER Digest (October 2022)
Saft Installs Batteries on Italian Islands. Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has installed seven maintenance-free Flex’ion lithium-ion battery systems supporting a microgrid with solar plants on the
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Solar
How to Continue the Solar Jobs Success Story
Solar power has transformed the energy landscape over the past decade, growing from a minimal percentage of U.S. energy use to become the top source of new electric generating capacity for three years in a
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Solar
Australia Taking ‘Renewable’ Approach to Decommissioning Coal Plants
Australia stands at a crossroads when it comes to its energy strategy. On the one hand, the country has moved to embrace clean energy in the past few years, with renewables growing to 29% of total generation
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History
History of Power: The Evolution of the Electric Generation Industry
POWER magazine was launched in 1882, just as the world was beginning to grasp the implications of a new, versatile form of energy: electricity. During its 135-year history, the magazine’s pages have