North America

Montana's biggest solar project has a power agreement
Development of the 150 MW Cabin Creek solar farm is readied to move forward, since developer Clenera has actually pertained to terms on a 15-year agreement with Basin Electric Power Cooperative.
Jun 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Montana, North America
Fifteen-year PPA for 150 MW solar project in US
Strategies to develop the 150 MW Cabin Creek solar ranch are now set to move on, since designer Clenera has protected a 15-year power purchase agreement with Basin Electric Power Cooperative.
Jun 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, North America
New chemistry guarantees much better lithium sulfur batteries
Researchers in the U.S. have established a brand-new cathode chemistry for lithium-sulfur batteries, which they say pledges to conquer performance problems originating from sulfur's reduced conductivity and also tendency to react with lithium.
Jun 22, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, lithium-sulfur batteries, Chao Luo
Azelio, CITRUS Ink MoU for Energy Storage Supply to C&I Customers in Mexico, America
Swedish business Azelio has become part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mexican, CITRUS JMK S.A DE C.V (CITRUS) to analyze power storage space for agricultural, mining, food as well as drink, tourism and also the oil & gas industry in Mexico, North as well as Central America.
Jun 22, 2020 // Storage, ENERGY STORAGE, Mexico, North America, Renewable Energy, azelio, International, Jonas Eklind, CITRUS JMK S.A DE C.V, Katia Bernal, Central America
Tesla now declares 'lowest cost for house solar'-- yet process is 'packed with mistakes'
Tesla has actually annihilated its solar company from installation optimals of years past and also its market share lead has long been surrendered to Sunrun and also others. In December, it declared it would certainly set up 1,000 building-integrated solar roof coverings weekly-- a figure it has not come close to attaining in 6 months. Is this any way to run a solar company?
Jun 22, 2020 // Residential, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, North America
Scientists make next-generation, high-toughness battery component
A team of Brown University researchers has actually discovered a method to double the durability of a ceramic product used to make solid-state lithium ion batteries. The approach, explained in the journal Matter, could be beneficial in bringing solid-state batteries to the mass market.
Jun 19, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, Nitin Padture, Christos Athanasiou, Brian Sheldon
Designers develop new fuel cells with two times the operating voltage as hydrogen
Electrification of the transport sector - among the largest customers of energy worldwide - is vital to future energy and also environmental durability. Electrification of this market will certainly require high-power fuel cells (either stand alone or combined with batteries) to promote the transition to electric cars, from automobiles and trucks to watercrafts and aircrafts.
Jun 19, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Solar to Fuel, USA, hydrogen, North America, fuel cells, St. Louis, Vijay Ramani, Shrihari Sankarasubramanian
United States module deliveries surged in quantity, dove in price amidst pandemic
Manufacturers delivered regarding 2.05 GW of PV modules in March, prior to plunging to 1.24 GW in April. But while shipments slowed down, the expense per watt top reached a record low.
Jun 19, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America
Hanwha Q-Cells wins patent lawsuits against JinkoSolar, REC Solar and also Longi in Germany
The Düsseldorf Regional Court has concurred rivals of the Korean manufacturer unlawfully utilized its copyrighted passivation innovation. The judges provided Hanwha Q-Cells an injunction which requires Jinko, REC as well as Longi to get all modules including the copyrighted innovation distributed in Germany since late January last year. Hanwha can also choose to have the offending products destroyed.
Jun 19, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Australia, Europe, JinkoSolar, Oceania, LONGi, North America, Hanwha Q-Cells, patent, United States, REC Sola, Daniel Jeong
Solar PV Panels Market Size Worth $176.2 Billion by 2027|CAGR 4.3%: Grand View Research, Inc
The international solar PV panels market size is expected to reach USD 176.2 billion by 2027, intensifying at a CAGR of 4.3% over the forecast duration, according to a brand-new record by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing need for sustainable carbon-free solar power combined with rigid regulations regarding climate change prevention are likely to enhance the growth of the market over the projection period.
Jun 19, 2020 // Market Research, USA, Japan, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Canadian Solar, Spain, France, Germany, UK, Italy, India, South Korea, China, Australia, First Solar, JA Solar, South america, Europe, JinkoSolar, Brazil, Asia, Risen Energy, Oceania, Africa, longi solar, Trina Solar, Mexico, Egypt, South Africa, North America, Paraguay, Colombia, renesola, Russia, UAE, Hanwha Q-Cells, GCL-SI, Talesun, sunpower corporation, Central & South America, Middle East & Africa, Asia Pacific, Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co.,Ltd.
Xcel Energy Proposes $3 Bn in Energy Investments in Minnesota
Minneapolis based Utility Xcel Energy has actually announced its proposal for one of the largest plans of energy financial investments in Minnesota
Jun 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Minnesota, Xcel Energy, Ben Fowke, Chris Clark
Greenbacker Acquires Energy Storage System Portfolio From Stem
Greenbacker Renewable Energy has actually acquired the civil liberties to a 7.9 MW/ 16.5 MWh profile of 16 operating as well as to-be-constructed power storage systems from Stem
Jun 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, Charles Wheeler, Greenbacker Renewable Energy, North America, Stem Inc, John Carrington
Wood safeguards $200m solar EPC contract in Virginia, United States
International design and also getting in touch with company Wood has expanded its presence in the US renewable energy sector by securing two solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts from an American power and energy company.
Jun 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Stephanie Cox, Wood
Sunrun to introduce 300-home solar-plus-storage virtual power plant
US household solar company Sunrun is to aggregate 300 domestic solar-plus-storage installments into a solitary virtual power plant (VPP), declaring it to be one of the US' very first property VPPs.
Jun 18, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Sunrun, solar-plus-storage, residential, Southern California Edison, North America, VPP, utility, Jill Anderson
Volkswagen invests approximately US$ 200 million in solid-state battery home builder QuantumScape
This financial investment begins top of US$ 100 million invested in 2018. Equity capital and also corporate funding of brand-new power technologies proceeds regardless of-- or probably because of-- the pandemic.
Jun 18, 2020 // Storage, USA, VOLKSWAGEN, North America, QuantumScape, David Snydacker