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Early adopters approve of NREL instant solar permitting software application SolarAPP
In late 2020, NREL launched a no-cost, no-touch software application system for cities as well as areas across the country to improve roof solar permits, called SolarAPP (Solar Automated Permit Processing). SolarAPP automates what can be a time-consuming and tedious review process for city governments, which typically postpones solar advancement on the grid.
Feb 18, 2021 // Software, USA, NREL, North America, SolarAPP, Jeff Cook, Scott Clark, Geoff Simmons, Carla Blackwell
Al Dhafra Solar Project, Abu Dhabi
Al Dhafra solar project is a 2GW photovoltaic (PV) independent power manufacturer (IPP) project, which will be situated in Al Dhafra area, around 35km south of Abu Dhabi City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Aug 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, Asia, United Arab Emirates
SEPA Storage Report Underscores Rising Deployments, Increased Range Of Applications
A new Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) report finds that the U.S. energy storage market is healthy and primed for continued growth, with interconnected capacity growing significantly in 2018.
Aug 9, 2019 // Plants, Residential, Storage, USA, storage, SEPA, Mac Keller, Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, electric utilities
Orsted gets 160MW Irish solar project
First 81MW phase of Garrenleen in Carlow will be provided in 2025 as well as second phase in 2026
Mar 16, 2023 // Plants, Ireland, Europe, Solar Project, Orsted
United States solar 4000% up on 2010 as market booms and also energies no more dominating brand-new contracts
The quantity of solar installed in the US in 2020 was 4000% greater than was set up in 2010, with 8,894 MW of utility-scale solar projects being added, as company need ends up being almost on the same level with energies.
Aug 2, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Texas, North America, corporate ppa, utility, Report, American Clean Power Association
Solar forecasting errors in the US lower than formerly believed, says Berkeley Lab research
The average price of forecasting errors in the US is less than previously assumed at less than US$ 1/MWh, according to a research by Berkeley Lab that utilized a new, openly available approach to check out the method.
Jan 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, pv power plants, solar-plus-storage, North America, Berkeley, solar forecasting, ISOs, NAM forecast, performance
Grid-scale, residential energy storage installments established new quarterly records
The utility-scale energy storage space market set up 4,733 MWh in Q3 2022, going beyond the previous quarterly high of 4,590 MWh set in Q1 2021. This info is in the most up to date "united state Energy Storage Display" record from ACP and Wood Mackenzie. Grid-scale storage releases in Q3 primarily came from California and Texas, which accounted for 96% of overall mounted capacity.
Dec 16, 2022 // Residential, Grids, Market Research, USA, Jason Burwen, Wood Mackenzie, North America, Vanessa Witte
United States airborne imaging company obtains solar data analytics supplier AirProbe
Aerial imaging business DroneBase has actually acquired India-based AirProbe, a service provider of man-made intelligence-enabled analytics of solar inspection data.
Dec 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Software, India, Asia, acquisitions, m&a, Artificial Intelligence, data analysis, AirProbe, DroneBase, drones
Solar Roof tiles Continue to make slow, steady progress
Solar shingles, or solar roof tiles, are made from slim photovoltaic (PV) sheets that either overlay or replace the existing shingles on a roof. They absorb sunlight as well as convert it into electricity.
Mar 14, 2022 // Manufacturing News, LONGi, solar roof tiles, GAF Energy, solar shingles, Timberline Solar™, Visaka ATUM, Visaka industries, Wedge Roofing
Dimension Secures $237M for 120-MW Solar Portfolio
Dimension Renewable has secured financing of USD 237 million to construct 28 distributed generation solar projects across the US. The projects, with a total capacity of 120-MW DC, will provide power to over 12,000 households, with more than half being low-to-moderate income households, by 2021.
Sep 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Dimension
Stuttgart mill prepares huge solar project
Stuttgart will certainly soon be the home of the biggest industrial as well as industrial solar project in Arkansas and also among the biggest microgrid projects in the country.
Mar 24, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, North America, Solar Project, Arkansas, Stuttgart
Matrix bags USD-217m building and construction loan for solar-storage pair
International renewable energy platform Matrix Renewables claimed on Tuesday that it has actually protected USD 217 million (EUR 220m) in building money for a pair of solar power projects with energy storage in California.
Oct 25, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, Matrix
DESRI begin in Louisiana, SunPower's ESG and also diversity push
A round-up of the current stories from the United States solar market, including information of D. E. Shaw breaking ground on Louisiana's biggest under-construction solar farm as well as a double hire from Sunpower to boost its ESG and variety qualifications.
Oct 6, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, Lightsource BP, North America, DESRI, Tom Werner, esg, diversity
German fund partners with ReNew Petra to develop annual 100MW of US solar
German clean energy fund Hep Kapitalverwaltung AG has entered the US distributed solar market with an investment in regional developer ReNew Petra.
Jul 18, 2019 // Large-Scale, USA, German, Hep Kapitalverwaltung AG, ReNew Petra, North Carolina, Christian Hamann, Zorya Energy Advisors, North America
EDF acquires 270MW US solar project
Transaction marks third sustainable possession sale from Galehead
Sep 15, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, EDF, North America, Matt Marino











