North America

Tesla solar service strikes brand-new lows in profits, deployment
It was a collection of firsts, consisting of a solid complete year and also Megapack making a profit, that factored right into CEO Elon Musk clarifying that he has actually "never ever been much more positive or excited regarding the future of Tesla." Austin, Texas, has been verified as the website of the following Gigafactory.
Jul 23, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, North America
Pressing the boundaries of PV cell level of sensitivity
Researchers in Australia and also the United States have taken care of to 'upconvert' light from below the silicon bandgap right into high-energy light that can be caught by silicon solar cells.
Jul 23, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Australia, Oceania, North America, Tim Schmidt, Jared Cole, Elham Gholizadeh
NV Energy files plans for three solar-plus-storage projects in Nevada
Utility NV Energy has actually revealed plans to develop three solar parks as well as a massive transmission line project in Nevada, as it aims to transform the state's clean energy landscape.
Jul 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Nevada, solar-plus-storage, North America, nv energy, Battery Energy Storage, Doug Cannon
Microsoft reveals company's single largest green energy PPA
Microsoft has actually introduced its solitary biggest renewable resource profile investment with a new deal with United States power company Sol Systems.
Jul 22, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, Microsoft, North America, corporate ppa, sol systems, corporate commitments, corporate social responsibility, Yuri Horwitz
Enel targets United States multi-gigawatt solar, storage build-out as maiden crossbreed breaks ground
Enel Green Power has begun on its first solar-storage hybrid project in the United States, setting its sights on deploying 1GW of energy storage over the following 2 years at the same time.
Jul 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Enel, enel green power, North America, colocation
New all-iron redox flow battery for renewables storage space
Scientists in the U.S. insurance claim to have shown a low-cost, long-life, secure as well as environment-friendly redox flow battery. The gadget is said deal coulombic effectiveness of 97.9% thanks to useful electrolyte additives, pH and elevated temperature level.
Jul 22, 2020 // Technology, Storage, California, USA, hydrogen, North America, efficiency, redox flow battery
New york city launches largest renewable solicitation in United States history
4 GW of offshore wind and also land-based renewables are set to come to the Empire State, as guv Andrew Cuomo looks to attain the state's renewable energy mandates while also kickstarting a post-Covid economic situation.
Jul 22, 2020 // Large-Scale, USA, NYSERDA, Andrew Cuomo, North America
Haiti addresses power shortages with 130 MW of PV capability
The head of state of the Caribbean island has introduced several ground-mounted PV plants will be tendered, along with 60 MW of thermal power generation capacity. The projects belong to a strategy to give the nation with universal access to electrical energy during Jovenel Moïse's five-year term in workplace.
Jul 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Policy, pv power plants, North America, Haiti
Two tactical Euro solar deals reported
State-owned power firm China Three Gorges is reportedly prepared to provide to EUR600 billion for 13 solar possessions possessed by X-Elio in Spain while Germany's ib vogt is up for sale, according to Reuters.
Jul 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Canada, Spain, Sweden, France, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Switzerland, North America, x-elio, Three Gorges
NIPSCO Announces 2 Solar Projects Worth 300 MW in Indiana
NIPSCO has actually announced the next phase of its strategies to change to cleaner power resources, with the enhancement of 2 new solar projects in central Indiana.
Jul 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Indiana, nipsco, International, solar projects, NiSource, Mike Hooper, Matt Handel
CIT Leads Financing for 108 MW Solar Project in North Carolina
The CIT Group's Power and Energy system acted as lead arranger on a USD 126 million financing for the 108 MW Trent River Solar project in North Carolina.
Jul 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North Carolina, North America, International, CIT, Solar Project, Ben Catt
The cost of building more powerful PV systems
Researchers in the U.S. have actually approximated the cost of reinforcing solar systems. The scientists emphasized that the upfront financial investment required to take 13 key actions might be exceeded by the benefits.
Jul 20, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, NREL, North America
Solar-plus-storage has a 99.8% capability value in California
" The energy from solar can constantly charge a 4-hour storage device having actually the exact same set up capability" prior to the hours of peak demand, states a new study.
Jul 20, 2020 // Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America
Dealing with a downturn? Not utility-scale solar!
Utility-scale solar power has shrugged off any type of financial headwinds to tape-record a strong initial fifty percent, according to today's figures from Wiki-Solar. Global set up capability rose to over 240 GWAC, with 24 GW of brand-new setups-- over half of 2019's record full-year total.
Jul 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Market Research, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America
2020 Annual Technology Baseline Electricity Data Now Available
Power analysts, modelers, and system organizers, the delay mores than: the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has actually released the 2020 update to its Annual Technology Baseline (ATB), an essential source of trusted electricity-generation technology expense and also performance information that can sustain and also educate electrical industry analysis in the United States.
Jul 17, 2020 // Market Research, USA, NREL, North America, doe, ATB, Laura Vimmerstedt