North America

Trump administration set to approve the largest solar farm in the U.S.
A new solar panel farm in Nevada would generate a massive 690 megawatts of renewable energy
Jan 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, pv power plants, Nevada, Trump, North America
Sunnova secures US$150m for safe harbour equipment and sales growth
Sunnova has secured US$150 million of financing to purchase safe harbour equipment and boost customer numbers and battery storage system sales.
Jan 2, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, USA, SunPower, Sunnova, domestic pv, North America, investment tax credit
SunPower to cut up to 160 jobs amidst restructuring
US solar firm SunPower is to cut up to 160 jobs as part of a restructuring plan following the spin off of its manufacturing operations.
Jan 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, manufacturing, SunPower, pv modules, investment, finance, North America
Tesla achieves $420 stock price and obtains $1.4bn loan for China-based fab
The current year is finishing positively for the American EV pioneer, bringing it a share price growth and a new investment in its outside-US manufacturing facility.
Dec 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, TESLA, China, Asia, North America
Enphase announces off grid solar-plus-storage solution and commercial microinverters
The American energy tech firm has recently unveiled its “Ensemble in a Box” solar-plus-storage set for 2 solar modules and a 640-watt 2-module microinverter.
Dec 30, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Policy, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Enphase
Fairfax solar plan could spur change to Va. law meant to shield Dominion Energy from competitors
Fairfax County is moving to buy energy from contractors who would install solar panels on more than 100 county buildings, part of a growing environmental effort that aims to remove protections against competition given to the powerful Dominion Energy company.
Dec 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Virginia, Dominion Energy, North America, Fairfax, Del. Mark L. Keam, Katharine Bond, Sam Ressin
In Rural Colorado, the Kids of Coal Miners Learn to Install Solar Panels
The mines once provided steady employment, now solar energy offers jobs for the next generation.
Dec 26, 2019 // Solar, USA, Colorado, solar pv, North America, Ben Graves, Allora McClellan
LS Power to Acquire EV Charging Solutions Firm EVGo
LS Power has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire EVgo, the largest public fast-charging network for EVs in the US
Dec 24, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Transport, USA, North America, ev charging, EVgo, LS Power, LS Power Acquire EVGo
Falck and Eni signs 1 Gig watt Re projects
Falck Renewables and Eni have entered into a contract to jointly develop clean energy projects in the U.S.
Dec 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Eni, Falck Renewables
Researchers Develop Thin Film that Shows Great Promise for Solar and LEDs
Scientists at University at Buffalo (New York, US) have created thin films made from barium zirconium sulfide (BaZrS3) and confirmed that the materials have alluring electronic and optical properties predicted by theorists.
Dec 23, 2019 // Technology, USA, North America, BaZrS3, Hao Zeng, Xiucheng Wei, Haolei Hui
REC Silicon hit by call-in of $17m loan related to failed wafer operation
Finnish lender Nordea has called in a NOK150 million indemnity loan thought to have been taken out by REC Silicon ASA as a result of the bankruptcy of its Norwegian wafer manufacturing arm seven years ago.
Dec 23, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, Washington, Europe, North America, Norway, REC Silicon, Nordea
Colorado zoo subscribes to Pivot Energy's solar garden
The Pueblo Zoo, a US non-profit engaged in animal conservation and zookeeping, has agreed to subscribe to a 500-kW community solar garden that Pivot Energy developed in the state of Colorado.
Dec 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, pivot energy, Pueblo Zoo
Gauging non-fulleren acceptors for organic PV
U.S. scientists are trying to understand how non-fullerene small-molecule acceptors (NAFs) increase the efficiency of organic PV devices. They claim that methoxy groups embedded in the acceptors could facilitate an efficiency increase of approximately 6%.
Dec 20, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, organic PV, North America, Georgia Institute of Technology, UNIST, organic PV cells, organic PV devices, Jean-Luc Brédas
New big solar project to light up Madagascar
Groupe Filatex teams up with Canada’s DERA Energy.
Dec 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canada, Canadian Solar, Africa, North America, Groupe Filatex, DERA Energy, Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, DERA
Solar One installs 200-kW solar carport for Texas home builder
Clayton, a Tennessee-based home builder of on-site- and off-site-built homes, has installed its first 200 kW solar carport system at its Clayton Sulphur Springs home building facility in Texas. Installed by Solar One, the impressive new solar panel system will allow the company to offset 30 to 40% of the facility’s on-demand electricity use with renewable energy while providing shade for its team members’ vehicles.
Dec 20, 2019 // Plants, USA, North America, Clayton, Gavin Mabe, Don McCannSolar One