Solar
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Press Releases
Renewable energy generation boosted by more than 100% in US-first demonstration project
DEC. 8, 2021 — Energy software provider, Smarter Grid Solutions, in partnership with AVANGRID, a leading sustainable energy company, have delivered a ground-breaking US grid integration project that has the potential to more than double wind and solar generation connections by using innovative new software that maximises grid capacity. The Flexible Interconnect Capacity Solution (FICS) […]
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Commentary
The Infrastructure Law Can Help America Catch China in the Clean Energy Race
President Biden’s signature infrastructure law aims to, among other objectives, propel America forward in transitioning to a clean energy economy. If its proposals are executed properly, I’m confident that it will succeed in that goal. The new law will help the U.S. catch up to countries like China, who have been beating America in the race […]
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Solar
Rooftop Solar and Energy Storage Are Not Republican or Democrat, They’re American
There is a common misperception that “green energy” appeals mostly to liberals. However, at least some of the facts don’t support that view. A case in point can be found in the rooftop solar sector. “It’s not Republican or Democratic. It’s really American. It’s free enterprise,” Jayson Waller, founder and CEO of POWERHOME SOLAR, said […]
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News
New Materials, Efficiency Upgrades Advancing Solar Technologies
The growth curve for solar power continues its upward trajectory, thanks to technologies such as perovskites, heterojunction solar cells, and energy storage systems designed to complement rooftop solar. New
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Solar
Space-Based Solar Power May Be Closer Than You Think
The vision sounds far-fetched: If a kilometer-scale satellite could be outfitted with a hybrid array of photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) panels and launched into orbit 22,400 miles above
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Shikun & Binui Increases its Energy Portfolio in the U.S.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL (Nov. 23, 2021) – S&B USA has acquired 100% of the rights for the development of the 260 megawatts (MWdc) (200 MWac) Brazoria West Solar Project from Savion, part of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group. “Brazoria West Solar Project, once completed, will be a massive PV field strategically located to supply reliable […]
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$2.6 Billion Committed to New Solar Projects in Texas, California
A company that invests in clean energy projects to serve customers interested in low-carbon sources of electricity announced it has closed eight separate deals, representing a total of $2.6 billion in financing commitments for construction and operation of six late-stage solar energy projects with 2.2 GW of generation capacity in California and Texas. Intersect Power […]
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CleanCapital Acquires Massachusetts Solar Assets
NEW YORK—November 18, 2021—CleanCapital announced today that it has acquired two operating solar projects from EDF Renewables. The projects, totaling 11.9 megawatts (MW), were built in 2014 and supply clean energy to the Town of Billerica and the Town of Wareham; both municipalities are in Massachusetts. “We are thrilled to work with EDF Renewables, one […]
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