North America

'Major win' for solar PV as Florida governor vetoes net metering adjustments
Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has actually vetoed questionable legislation to transform the state's net metering laws that would have substantially stripped down the benefits of having residential solar and allowed utilities to include additional charges to customers' power bills.
Apr 28, 2022 // Residential, Policy, USA, Florida, North America, net metering, HB 741, ron desantis
US DOE commits over US$ 500m to Utah green hydrogen hub
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Loans Program Office (LPO) has committed to a conditional US$ 504 million investment into the development of a significant green hydrogen hub in Utah.
Apr 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Utah, North America, mitsubishi, green hydrogen, doe
Repsol powers up first US solar site
Jicarilla 2, in the state of New Mexico, has an overall mounted capacity of 62.5 MW.
Apr 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, repsol, PV Power Plant, Victoria Zingoni
TotalEnergies gets Core Solar, adding 4GW of solar and also storage to United States pipe
French energy major TotalEnergies has gotten solar programmer Core Solar and its 4GW portfolio of growth solar and battery storage possessions.
Apr 27, 2022 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, acquisitions, Battery Energy Storage, TotalEnergies, core solar, portfolio acquisition
First Solar to supply 1GW of modules to Leeward Renewable Energy
First Solar will supply 1GWdc of its thin film modules to PV project designer Leeward Renewable Energy as part of a multi-year procurement arrangement in between the firms.
Apr 26, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, PV module, North America, leeward renewable energy
US duo close finance for 1.3 GW Nevada PV-plus-storage
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners and also Primergy Solar secure almost EUR2bn for the Gemini project
Apr 26, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, quinbrook infrastructure partners, Ty Daul, primergy solar, PV-plus-storage
CPUC adopts action plan to facilitate 'forward-thinking' dispersed energy resources policy
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has adopted a new plan that will certainly function as a roadmap for shaping the future of dispersed energy sources, including rooftop solar and energy storage space, in California.
Apr 26, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Policy, Rooftop PV, California, USA, CPUC, North America, electric vehicles, Distributed Energy Resources
United States DOC to incorporate climate factors to consider right into policies as PV market tackles tariff probe fallout
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has actually been routed to integrate climate considerations into its policymaking simply one month after it introduced a solar tariff investigation that market gamers have cautioned is already hampering the country's clean energy transition.
Apr 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, SEIA, North America, policy, trade tariffs, biden administration, circumvention, AD/CVD, doc
Renewables execs slam US government over solar tariff petition
United States solar players have actually struck out at the Department of Commerce's (DOC) transfer to investigative supposed circumvention of antidumping as well as countervailing duties (AD/CVD), advising that the hazard of tariffs is already jeopardising President Biden's climate goals.
Apr 25, 2022 // Tariffs, USA, North America, NextEra, NextEra Energy, import tariffs, biden administration, American Clean Power Association, antidumping, circumvention, department of commerce, AD/CVD, SOLV Energy, doc, countervailing
Instant Long Duration Energy Storage Space: Simply Add Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide gets a workout in this brand-new long duration energy storage space system that can deliver wind or solar energy 24/7.
Apr 25, 2022 // Storage, USA, Ukraine, Europe, Asia, North America, Russia, Claudio Spadacini, Energy Dome, CO2, Ansaldo Energia
524MWh BESS project suggested in Indiana MISO region
Designer Open Road Renewables has suggested a battery energy storage space system (BESS) in Indiana, US, which will amount to 131MW/524MW of storage, the company's President specifically told Energy-storage. information.
Apr 22, 2022 // Storage, USA, North America, Indiana, miso, Battery Energy Storage System, four hour duration, grid stabilising
US capitalist broadens solar pipe by 2GW
CIG Capital is buying five large-scale projects in Texas, South Dakota as well as North Dakota
Apr 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, CIG Capital
EDPR gets in Texas solar power play
240MW Cattlemen PV project in Milam County is due to be operational in 2023
Apr 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, EDPR
Michigan utility Consumers Energy to include 8GW solar, 550MW BESS by 2040 in coal retirement plan
Michigan utility Consumers Energy as well as a coalition of customer teams have settled on a plan that will certainly see the company leave from coal by 2025 with deploying virtually 8GW of solar PV as well as 550MW of battery energy storage space systems (BESS) by 2040.
Apr 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Battery Storage, Michigan, Clean Energy Plan, North America, battery energy storage systems bess, integrated resource plan, indiana michigan power
A closer consider Biden's decision to extend tariffs on solar panels
President Joe Biden extended tariffs on imported photovoltaic panels in February in a bid to safeguard domestic production. These tariffs include a 14-15 percent tax on more affordable imports, increasing their price in the united state. At the same time, the Biden administration is urging a development of renewable resource and also energy protection, two top priorities for several nations.
Apr 21, 2022 // Tariffs, USA, North America, Joe Biden, solar module