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Prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements bring new challenges to large solar projects
HSGS workers install a rooftop array. The Inflation Reduction Act established 10 years of solar tax incentives, but added new requirements to…
Growatt releases new LFP battery for residential and commercial applications
By | December 19, 2022 Growatt has released its new APX HV cobalt-free LiFePO4 battery to the global market. Integrated with soft-switching…
AEP Energy Partners Unveils Solar and Wind RFPs for PJM, ERCOT Projects
Brian Whitlatch, AEP Energy Partners’ vice president of asset development and origination AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP), a wholly owned subsidiary of American…
California Public Utilities Commission Issues Solar Tariff, Policy Updates
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a decision that modernizes the Net Energy Metering (NEM) solar tariff to promote grid…
Partners Providing Inspection, Certification Services for the Solar Industry
Doctor Christos Monokroussos TÜV Rheinland and CFV Solar Test Laboratory are teaming up to offer assessment, verification, and certification services for photovoltaic…
1,000 MW of Solar Part of Kentucky Replacement Plan for Aging Generation
Vincent Sorgi PPL Corp. subsidiaries Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co. are planning to replace 1,500 MW of aging…
McDonald’s, Partners Sign 189 MW VPPA for Blue Jay Solar Project
Paolo Romanacci McDonald’s Corp. and all five members of the restaurant chain’s North American Logistics Council (NALC) – Armada, Earp Distribution, Martin…
Canadian Solar to Begin Manufacturing Modules with Up to 690 W Output
Canadian Solar’s TOPBiHiKu6 N-Type TOPCon Bifacial Module Canadian Solar Inc.’s majority-owned subsidiary, CSI Solar Co. Ltd., is starting mass production of high-efficiency…
EIA: 24 Percent of Power Generation Originated from Renewables in H1 2022
In the first six months of 2022, 24% of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation came from renewable sources, based on data from U.S….
Spearmint, Mortenson Begin Constructing Revolution Energy Storage Project
Andrew Waranch It will start operating in the middle of 2023. …
Energy Storage Installations Set New Record in Q3
Jason Burwen The U.S. grid-scale energy storage market segment installed a record 4,733 MWh in the third quarter of 2022, surpassing the…
National Grid Places Order for 1.6 GW of First Solar Modules
First Solar Inc. has entered into an agreement to supply 1.6 GW DC of its Series 7 thin-film solar modules to National…
Solar and Storage Industry Statement on CPUC’s Revised Net Metering Proposal
https://www.seia.org/news/solar-and-storage-industry-statement-cpucs-revised-net-metering-proposal …
Solar Industry Statement on Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Report
https://www.seia.org/news/solar-industry-statement-select-committee-climate-crisis-report …
Trade and Supply Chain Barriers Delay Impact of Historic Clean Energy Law
https://www.seia.org/news/trade-and-supply-chain-barriers-delay-impact-historic-clean-energy-law …
New Jersey Takes Step Forward With Launch of Large-Scale Solar Program
https://www.seia.org/news/new-jersey-takes-step-forward-launch-large-scale-solar-program …
Solar and Storage Industry Responds to Commerce Department’s Preliminary Determination on Circumvention Tariffs
https://www.seia.org/news/solar-and-storage-industry-responds-commerce-departments-preliminary-determination …
REPORT: Corporate Solar Adoption Soars, Accounts for 14% of U.S. Solar Market
https://www.seia.org/news/solarmeansbusiness2022 …
240 Solar Companies Challenge Basis for Auxin Solar Tariff Case
https://www.seia.org/news/240-solar-companies-challenge-basis-auxin-solar-tariff-case …
Compromise Code Proposal Prevails in Victory for Clean Energy
https://www.seia.org/news/compromise-code-proposal-prevails-victory-clean-energy …
Solar and Storage Industry Reacts to Revised Net Metering Proposal in California
https://www.seia.org/news/solar-and-storage-industry-reacts-revised-net-metering-proposal-california …
Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Midterm Election Results
Wednesday, Nov 09 2022 Share Press Release WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) congratulates newly elected governors, state…
What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas Prices?
At the beginning of the pandemic, energy prices crashed. We did an episode of this show trying to figure out how oil…
Where Will DOE’s Loan Program Make the Next Climate Tech Investments?
The U.S. Department of Energy is crucial for funding, researching, and testing emerging energy tech.. Now, in the Biden era, the agency…
With an Energy Crisis Brewing, No Peak in Sight for Emissions
EIA and IEA are out with projections for emissions and fossil fuel consumption. And they don’t look good.. On our current policy…
Where Green Hydrogen Is Headed
Suddenly everyone is talking about green hydrogen.. From South Africa to the United Arab Emirates. From China to Utah. Governments and developers…
Why TransitTech Is So Vital to Struggling Public Transportation Systems
Ride sharing has swept transportation systems over the last decade — bringing convenience, but also congestion, inequities, and political fights.. Now a…
Carbon Recycling: Microbes, Jet Fuel and Leggings
Shayle has been brewing up an investment thesis around how decarbonization will create stratification in traditional commodity sectors, like chemicals and materials…..
Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund
In January 2020, Brad Smith, the President of Microsoft, announced that the company had set a target of becoming carbon negative by…
Will Hydrogen Look Like Solar?
The road to solar glory has been littered with failed companies — the ones you may know (Solyndra) and hundreds you probably…
The Hidden Science Behind Decarbonizing Buildings
All around us, hidden inside our buildings, are a series of choices and tradeoffs — choices with direct impacts on our health,…
Will Direct-Air Carbon Capture Be Viable?
Carbon capture has long been criticized as too nascent, too expensive, and too distracting. Is that changing?. This month, the Swiss company…