North America

Haynes Solar awarded 6-MW building and construction portfolio for location around Asheville, North Carolina
Haynes Solar, a division of MB Haynes, has been contracted for the largest solar project portfolio in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Oct 6, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Haynes Solar, Brownie Newman, Fred Lewis
SunPower mulls sale of CIS device, reinforces residential solar placement with Blue Raven offer
United States solar installer SunPower is exploring options for its commercial and also industrial options (CIS) unit as it boosts its residential impact through the purchase of Blue Raven Solar.
Oct 6, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, rooftop, North America, m&a, blue raven solar
AEP Energy seeks as much as 500MW of renewables, storage space in PJM area
A subsidiary people utility American Electric Power has actually provided an ask for proposals for off-take from in between 300MW as well as 500MW of solar, wind and standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the PJM Interconnection location.
Oct 6, 2021 // Plants, Storage, USA, PJM, North America, Battery Energy Storage, PJM Interconnection, request for proposals, american electric power, AEP Energy
Respite for South East Asia Manufacturers, As US Delays Decision on Solar Tariffs
Vietnam, Thailand as well as Malaysia have remained in the cross hairs of the current relocation, which has been delayed for now.
Oct 5, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, SEIA, North America, solar tariffs, South-East Asia, A-SMACC, department of commerce, job losses, price escalations
Solar Cells With 30-year Lifetimes for Power-generating Windows
A new transparency-friendly solar cell style could wed high performances with 30-year estimated life times, research led by the University of Michigan, U.S., has actually shown. It might pave the way for windows that likewise provide solar power.
Oct 5, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, solar cells, North America, University of Michigan, Stephen Forrest, Yongxi Li
Major advancement in producing new family members of semiconductor materials
MIT engineers report producing the very first high-grade thin films of a new household of semiconductor materials. The task, which lead scientist Rafael Jaramillo describes as his "white whale" because of his fixation in pursuing it over the years, has the potential to effect several areas of technology if background repeats itself. The capability to develop top notch films of other families of semiconductors brought about computers, solar cells, night-vision video cameras, and extra.
Oct 4, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cell, perovskite, MIT, North America, Thomas Lord
DTE Energy prepares community solar project atop Michigan landfill
DTE Energy has strategies to construct its first MIGreenPower community solar project in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Oct 4, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project, dte energy, Trevor Lauer
Solar Alliance Energy prepares 115-kW solar project for Kentucky business
Solar Alliance Energy has authorized a contract for a 115-kW solar project for Todd County Pallets in Kentucky. It's the very first project signed given that Solar Alliance as well as Boyd CAT participated in a Joint Development Agreement as well as will supply low cost, renewable resource for Todd County Pallets.
Oct 4, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project, Solar Alliance Energy
Renewable Solar mounts 2.82-MW solar tracker project on California dairy farm
Renewable Solar, an industrial and agricultural solar installer, built a 2.82-MW solar project south of Hanford, California, that utilizes Solar FlexRack single-axis trackers.
Oct 4, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Renewable Solar, solar tracker project, Dusty Howze
United States renewables manufacturing hits mid-year all-time high, with solar increasing almost 25%.
US renewables production got to an all-time high in the very first half of the year, according to a Sun Day Campaign analysis that drew on brand-new information from the United States Energy Information Agency (EIA), with solar generation increasing by nearly 25%.
Oct 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, SEIA, North America, EIA, renewables, sun day campaign
FERC rolls back 'anti-renewables' policy in PJM market
Renewables associations have actually welcomed rule adjustments in the US' largest electrical power market that are anticipated to cause more solar cleaning capability market public auctions while making it easier for states to achieve their tidy energy targets.
Oct 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, SEIA, FERC, PJM, North America, ACORE, federal energy regulatory commission, earthjustice
CIM Group brings real-time first portion of 250-MW solar park in California
CIM Group has introduced business procedures of the a 125-MW photovoltaic (PV) plant that will certainly form part of the 2.7-GW Westlands Solar Park (WSP) in California, the United States real estate and also framework proprietor CIM Group said on Thursday.
Oct 1, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, CIM Group
EcoBuild will set up Yotta panel-level battery on 12 solar + storage space projects in Louisiana
Louisiana-based business solar installer EcoBuild is working with panel-level battery business Yotta Energy on 12 solar + storage projects throughout the state.
Oct 1, 2021 // Plants, Storage, USA, North America, Yotta Energy, EcoBuild, solar + storage space project
5.8-MW solar project starts procedures in southern North Carolina
Warbler Solar, a 5.8-MW solar project, came online in Cleveland County, North Carolina. The project was developed by Birdseye Renewable Energy as well as is anticipated to create nearly 8,300 MWh annually.
Oct 1, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project, Nick Gazzolo, Warbler Solar, Peden Harris
125-MW stage of California's Westlands Solar Park begins commercial operation
The 125-MWAC very first stage of the Aquamarine solar project at Westlands Solar Park (WSP) in San Joaquin Valley, California, has gotten to commercial operations. The second 125-MW phase is expected to be operational by the end of the year. The project initially started construction in March 2020.
Oct 1, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, CIM Group, Solar Park, Avi Shemesh