USA

Renewables firms help Virginia city utility with 14-MW solar project
Danville Utilities, in collaboration with CS Energy, Navisun and also TurningPoint Energy, completed a 14-MWdc utility-scale solar project in Danville, Virginia. The renewable resource project is the city's largest solar advancement to date.
Oct 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, North America, TurningPoint Energy, Jason Grey, John Malloy, Solar Project, CS Energy, Danville Utilities, Navisun, Chris Ichter
NV Energy issues RfP for 'significant additions' to its renewables portfolio
United States utility NV Energy has provided a request for propositions (RfP) for "significant additions" to its renewable energy portfolio.
Oct 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, nv energy, Doug Cannon
Hanwha Energy protects large-scale solar-plus-storage project in Hawaii
South Korea's Hanwha Energy Corp on Tuesday claimed it has won the proposal to develop and operate the Kupehau solar-plus-storage system in a procurement workout taken care of by US utility Hawaiian Electric.
Oct 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, Hawaii, North America, Hanwha Energy
Leading Edge Equipment Technologies secures more financing for solar silicon wafer manufacturing process
Manufacturer of silicon wafer production equipment Leading Edge Equipment Technologies announced today the closing of $7.6 million in Series A financing led by Prime Impact Fund, Clean Energy Ventures as well as DSM Venturing.
Oct 27, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, solar silicon wafer, Matthew Nordan, Rick Schwerdtfeger, Alison Greenlee
Clēnera chooses RES to create Wapello Solar project in Iowa
Clēnera, a privately-held renewable energy company, announced it has selected RES (Renewable Energy Systems) as its EPC (engineering, procurement as well as building and construction) partner for the 127.5-megawatt Wapello Solar project in Iowa. Wapello Solar will certainly deliver reliable, clean and affordable energy to greater than 45,000 houses when operational by the end of 2020.
Oct 27, 2020 // Plants, USA, North America, Tim Jordan, Iowa, Clēnera, Michael Gallego, Solar Project, Bill Cherrier
Solar still study obtains $1.4 million boost from Army
A UB-led group is creating a sun-powered water cleanser that might supply alcohol consumption water in resource-scarce atmospheres
Oct 26, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, University at Buffalo, Qiaoqiang Gan, Sunny Clean Water
Electriq PowerPod battery receives demand action certification
Electriq Power's PowerPod property battery system has actually gotten a Certificate of System Conformance from the OpenADR Alliance. The requirement for automatic demand action, OpenADR 2.0 b certification will certainly boost PowerPod abilities, enabling Electriq Power to integrate with energy aggregators as well as join today's dynamic power market.
Oct 26, 2020 // Residential, Storage, USA, North America, Electriq Power, PowerPod, Rolf Bienert
Pivot Energy to set up solar at 65 Extra Space Storage areas
National solar programmer Pivot Energy announced its partnership with Extra Space Storage to mount 65 rooftop planetary systems on storage structures across 8 states, including Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Tennessee.
Oct 26, 2020 // Plants, Rooftop PV, USA, rooftop PV, North America, pivot energy, Mat Elmore
Restraining order issued versus Trump proposal to close bifacial tariff exception
United States President Donald Trump's proposal to reverse the exemption of bifacial photovoltaic panels from trade tariffs has actually been formally obstructed again.
Oct 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Policy, USA, bifacial, Donald Trump, North America
Entergy Louisiana acquisitions power from 50 MW Capital Region Solar center
Wanting to strengthen its solar offerings in the state, Entergy Louisiana has actually started buying power from the 50 MW Capital Region Solar center in West Baton Rouge Parish, the biggest solar center in Louisiana.
Oct 23, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Entergy Louisiana, Phillip May
SolarEdge and also Schneider Electric partner for home power management remedy
Inverter as well as smart energy equipment producer SolarEdge has signed up with forces with Schneider Electric to create a solution the companies claim will certainly permit homeowners to regulate how their solar power is created, utilized and stored.
Oct 23, 2020 // Storage, Inverters, Software, California, USA, Battery Storage, SolarEdge, residential solar, Schneider Electric, North America, Annette Clayton, Peter Mathews
Researchers obtain photovoltaic panel tech to produce brand-new ultrahigh-res OLED display screen
By expanding on existing layouts for electrodes of ultra-thin solar panels, Stanford scientists as well as collaborators in Korea have actually created a brand-new design for OLED-- natural light-emitting diode-- shows that could allow televisions, mobile phones as well as online or enhanced fact devices with resolutions of as much as 10,000 pixels per inch (PPI). (For contrast, the resolutions of new smart devices are around 400 to 500 PPI.).
Oct 23, 2020 // Technology, USA, North America, Stanford University, OLED display, SAIT, Mark Brongersma, Won-Jae Joo
First Solar safeguards 869MW Series 6 module supply deal for Texan projects
United States energy Vistra has chosen First Solar's Series 6 modules to power 6 new PV projects in Texas as it ramps up its renewable energy portfolio.
Oct 23, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, Texas, First Solar, North America, cdte thin-film modules, series 6, Vistra, utility, us utility, Jim Burke
Alliant Energy upgrades 2.55-MW Iowa solar plant with storage
Greater than 9,500 solar panels currently produce clean power at Alliant Energy's brand-new Marshalltown Solar Garden in Marshalltown, Iowa. This pilot project integrates solar energy and battery storage space to create, shop and provide power to clients.
Oct 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, USA, North America, alliant energy, PV Power Plant, Terry Kouba
United States programmer protects 55MW of Maine solar
Borrego Solar will quickly start building 55MW of brand-new solar ability in the US state of Maine.
Oct 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Maine, Borrego Solar