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Indiana 'taking a big step backward' by ending net metering, solar advocates state
bills will be calculated stays pending in the courts. The information follows California authorities determined previously this year to forever postpone a decision on
Jul 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, rooftop, North America, policy, Solar United Neighbors, Indiana, net metering, distributed generation
Installation as well as growth firms drive United States solar job creation, claims IREC
the state level, California remains to lead in the total number of solar jobs, with 75,712 in 2021,
Jul 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, EPC, North America, employment, developers, diversity, irec
'A step in the wrong direction': United States utility-scale solar deployment fell 53% in Q2
state in the country, with 14,117 MW in the pipeline, adhered to by California (7,679 MW) and Indiana (6,325 MW). The report revealed that the developer
Jul 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Policy, California, USA, PPA, Texas, Invenergy, North America, Indiana, deployment statistics, American Clean Power Association, AD/CVD
CSI Energy Storage Launches Energy Storage Battery Solution for Utility Applications
be showcased at the RE+ trade convention from September 19 to 22 in Anaheim, California. Canadian Solar claims to be among the world's largest solar technology and
Sep 15, 2022 // Storage, BESS, Canadian Solar Inc, Shawn Qu, CSI Energy Storage, CSI Solar Co. Ltd, SolBank
US sets up 'record levels' of grid batteries in Q2
being mounted at over a gigawatt per quarter. On top of that, Texas surpassing California this quarter need to function as a suggestion that generators, consumers, and
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Wood Mackenzie, North America, Vanessa Witte
SunPower grows Dealer Accelerator Program with financial investments in EmPower Solar and Renova Energy
lead in sales efficiency as well as craftmanship as a SunPower elite dealer in California and also Arizona. " Since 2010, SunPower has actually acknowledged Renova
Sep 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, SunPower, EmPower Solar, Renova Energy
SEIA selects new supervisor of storage to enhance policy advocacy as well as sector support
well as a 60% cords charge reduction for standalone energy storage in Southern California Edison area. The trade body is advocating for a 30% investment tax obligation
Nov 16, 2021 // Storage, Policy, SEIA, solar-plus-storage, appointments, EnergyStorageUSA, Jeremiah Miller
Mitra Chem Raises $20 M Series A to Fund Li-ion Battery Materials R&D
conclusion of a $20 million Series A round that was led by Social Capital, a California investment company. The firm intends to utilize the capital from the round to
Nov 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, North America, lithium-ion battery materials, Mitra Future Technologies, Series A round, Social Capital, Vivas Kumar
ADT Solar aiming to come to be 'biggest residential solar installer in the US' as it advances into clever home business
is its biggest market, adhered to by Florida, he kept in mind, adding that California composed just 2% of its total installs, so they were not worried about new,
Jan 27, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, North America, ADT, sunpro
Nextracker inks 1 GW supply bargain and claims approximately 12% bifacial yield gain
Californian testing organization PV Evolution Labs has collaborated with tracker manufacturer Nextracker on a white paper seeking to measure the solar power return gains used by bifacial panels mounted on single-axis trackers. PV Evolution president Jenya Meydbray has claimed: "Bifacial PV innovation stands for the single largest LCOE [levelized cost of power] renovation chance given that the introduction of trackers." That bifacial plus single-axis trackers amounts to yield gains is not doubtful but the industry has nevertheless had a hard time to turn that understanding right into bankable yield presumptions to day. Meydbray states that stumbling block has actually stood up bigger deployment of the combination. The CEO's assertion was borne out nearly right away, with magazine of the return gain study quickly complied with by Nextracker signing a manage engineering, procurement as well as building firm Shanghai Electric to offer more than 1 GW of its NX Horizon items for the fifth phase of the huge Mohammed container Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, in Dubai. Supply bargain The 5th stage of the ultimate 2.8 GW solar area, previously called a 900 MW piece of generation capacity, was reported yesterday as having a 1 GW scale, in a news release provided by Nextracker, which becomes part of electronics contract manufacturer Flex. The Nextracker declaration provided a completion day of 2023, which would mark finalization of the last phase of the immense project commissioned by the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority. The authority says it has plans to increase the area to 5 GW, by 2030. " We are significantly recognized to companion with Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group to aid supply the very best performance outcomes for the Dubai Electric & Water Authority," stated Nextracker CEO Dan Shugar. "Shanghai Electric is just one of the leading high-tech companies in China, with over one a century of producing legacy, as well as we are deeply privileged to be selected for our modern technology. We anticipate discovering numerous methods to team up and partner in the future." The white paper produced by Nextracker predicted return gains of 5-7% in reduced albedo (20%) problems, such as panels placed over yard, crushed rock or sand. The gains readily available would rise to 10-12% on a high albedo (50%) site, such as on snow or white fabric, according to the tracker business. The supplier evaluated two-in-portrait (2P) panel alignment, with upright panels either side of the torque tube, as well as 1P sets up-- with each upright panel above television-- and also claimed the latter provided an albedo-dependent gain of 0.6-1.2%. The paper's authors associated the difference primarily to a beneficial rear-side, ground sight aspect. "The ratio of the selection elevation over grade to the selection width, or wingspan, is considerably higher for the 1P tracker than for the 2 P tracker," the white paper checks out. The results from the Nextracker testbed in Fremont, California were compared to data from the websites made use of by PV Evolution Labs, in Davis, California, as well as by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in Golden, Colorado. The paper's writers specified Nextracker's testing approaches made sure the firm's results could be moderately compared with the other two websites, with variance throughout the places of 3% in high albedo problems and 1% in low albedo. "Insofar as consistency types confidence, the general agreements in between these field-measured bifacial gains-- under both low and high albedo problems, in addition to across numerous test centers as well as states-- is encouraging," specified the paper. Nextracker contrasted bifacial gains as DC-side power yield enhancements in mono and bifacial modules. The tracker supplier made a point of comparing equal bifacial as well as monofacial modules, inasmuch as they shared the very same producer and cell technology, style and also cell stringing. The Nextracker test website, that included modules from three producers, included five rows of 1P trackers and also 4 of 2P alignments, all of which were indoor rows, to exclude any kind of outer-row exaggeration of bifaciality returns. Bifaciality Modules were flash-tested on the front as well as rear sides to establish installed power rankings per installed ability and the actual bifaciality coefficient. The tools were additionally picked to achieve the most affordable string-level power mismatch to avoid losses. Nextracker stressed the numbers were constrained to its NX Horizon tracker, as the style of that product decreases structural shading losses and also rear-side inequality loss element, compared to various other systems. The supplier said the NX Horizon supplied a framework shading variable of 12.3%, compared to 20% with a rival item. The reported mismatch loss element was 3.5% for Nextracker, versus 8.8% for the undisclosed competitor product. The NX Horizon provides 1.02-1.67% greater DC-side bifacial gains than its competitors, according to Nextracker. The company modeled the test problems using PVsyst and located the software's predictions "reasonably good." During 3 months of high-albedo worths produced by white fabric, Nextracker determined a 12.5% bifacial gain, contrasted to the 11.2% forecasted by PVsyst. In the low-albedo setting, field dimensions recorded 5.9% gains-- more than the 5.5% prediction.
Sep 18, 2020 // Manufacturing News, California, USA, Asia, United Arab Emirates, North America, Nextracker, Dan Shugar
Solar Market Insight Report 2019 Q2
– its lowest quarter since Q1 2017 – as policy shifts in states like California, Massachusetts and Minnesota continue to hamper growth. There were 1.6
Sep 16, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, Research-SEIA, Market research
Megapack marks Tesla’s new play for utility scale storage
facility being planned by utility Pacific Gas & Electric in Moss Landing, California. Automated energy trading The company blogpost, penned by
Jul 30, 2019 // Storage, TESLA, Megapack, Palo Alto, Camron Barati, IHS Markit
Lightsource BP completes financing for 125MW US portfolio
last project, the Wildflower Solar project in Sacramento County in California, has an agreement to provide power to the Sacramento Municipal Utility
Sep 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Lightsource BP, Pennsylvania, North America, Kansas, New Mexico, Kevin Smith
Enfinity Boosts US Credit Facility to $245m for Solar Growth
place “significant capital” this year into late-stage projects in California, Texas, Virginia and the Midwest, where interconnection queues have begun to
Jun 27, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Enfinity Global
ENEOS Partners with West Energy on Tohoku Micro-Solar Expansion Drive
the output of a single mid-size rooftop installation in sunny California—but their significance lies in the layout: each plant will be a
Jul 16, 2025 // Plants, Residential, Japan, Asia, Eneos, West Group