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United States sets up 5 GW of solar in three months, surpasses 100 GW of overall mounted ability
The UNITED STATE solar market went beyond 100 GWdc of mounted electric generating capability, increasing the size of the industry over the last three-and-a-half years, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2021 report, launched today by the Solar Energy Industries Organization (SEIA) and also Wood Mackenzie.
Jun 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, SEIA, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, Michelle Davis
CI Renewables takes over peer KDC Solar
United States solar developer as well as clean energy services supplier CI Renewables LLC has obtained sector gamer KDC Solar LLC from Diamond Castle Holdings LLC and participants of the target's management group.
Jun 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Diamond Castle Holdings LLC, North America, CI Renewables LLC, KDC Solar LLC
'The status quo is no longer going to cut it': Financier self-confidence skies high but ACORE gets in touch with solar funds go even more still
The confidence of renewable energy investors and programmers stands at an "all-time high", a new report by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) claims, however financial investment needs to surge in the coming years if the United States is to satisfy decarbonisation objectives.
Jun 15, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, ITC, ssfusa, North America, ACORE, decarbonisation, biden
US solar hits 100GW turning point yet supply problems can prevent development leads
The US installed greater than 5GWdc of solar ability in Q1 2021, taking its collective ability past the 100GW barrier, yet supply chain restraints could position a major barrier to additional growth.
Jun 15, 2021 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Grids, USA, SEIA, Texas, Wood Mackenzie, North America, utility
FTC Solar expecting significant loss in Q2 as tracker market headwinds acquire
US-based solar tracker manufacturer FTC Solar is anticipating to record a loss of as much as US$ 17.3 million in Q2 2021 as several headwinds incorporate to put a significant drag out efficiency.
Jun 15, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, trackers, North America, ftc solar, materials, material cost, steel, tracker manufacturing
Musk claims Bitcoin will win Tesla back when miners welcome clean energy
United States electric cars (EVs) manufacturer Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) will certainly return to approving acquisitions with Bitcoin when it is confirmed that miners use a "affordable" amount of clean power for their operations.
Jun 14, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Blockchain, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, North America, Bitcoin
United States DOE includes brand-new software program development track for most current US$ 5m Solar Prize
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released another Solar Prize financing round, making US$ 5 million readily available as well as including funds for software program concepts for the very first time.
Jun 14, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, doe, department of energy
Fire at Amazon's Maryland storehouse linked to rooftop solar panels
A fire that broke out Wednesday on the roofing of the Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) storage facility near Perryville, Maryland, was brought on by "an undefined event including the photovoltaic panel system" situated in addition to the structure, Maryland State Fire Marshal said following an investigation.
Jun 12, 2021 // Rooftop PV, USA, Amazon, rooftop PV, North America, Maryland
Orbital Energy unit wins EPC contract for 137-MW solar project in Arkansas
A subsidiary of Orbital Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ: OEG) has secured a contract to build a 137-MW solar farm in Arkansas, the United States building design company claimed on Wednesday.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Arkansas, Orbital Energy
US distributed solar designer Agilitas purchases New England battery storage jobs
Agilitas, a designer of distributed solar PV jobs in the northeast US, has actually gotten a power storage company in New England and its three operational tasks.
Jun 11, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, New England, Agilitas
New pathway to improve polycrystalline thin-film solar cell performance
Puzzling out and also checking new ways to enhance the performance of cadmium telluride (CdTe) polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaic products is a common day in the life of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) research study researchers Matthew Reese and also Craig Perkins.
Jun 10, 2021 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, North America, thin-film solar cell, efficiency, Matthew Reese, Craig Perkins
World has 'sufficient renewables potential for energy transition'
Lasting Futures' report supporters 'proactively winding down' coal mines and oil as well as gas wells from today
Jun 10, 2021 // Storage, USA, Australia, Europe, Oceania, North America, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY, Sven Teske
Designers use physics-informed device finding out to solar cell manufacturing
Today, solar power gives 2% of UNITED STATE power. However, by 2050, renewables are anticipated to be one of the most previously owned energy source (surpassing petroleum and also other fluids, natural gas, and coal) as well as solar will certainly surpass wind as the leading source of sustainable power.
Jun 10, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, solar cell, North America, efficiency
7X Energy sells 130-MW Texas solar project to KOMIPO
United States solar programmer 7X Energy Inc claimed today it has actually sold its 130-MW Elara solar project in Texas to KOMIPO America Inc, a subsidiary of Korea Midland Power Co Ltd
Jun 9, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, 7x energy, KOMIPO, Solar Project
Greenbacker acquires 20-MW solar package in Utah
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (GREC) claimed on Tuesday it has bought a 20-MW portfolio of pre-operational solar parks in Utah that are contracted under a lasting power purchase contract (PPA).
Jun 9, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, Utah, North America, greenbacker