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Tesla, PG&E obtain Approval for Proposed 1.1 GW Storage Facility in California
Tesla has actually obtained the authorization from the regional authorities to construct its huge 1.1 GWh Megapack battery power storage space system center in California.
Mar 2, 2020 // Storage, California, USA, storage, TESLA, North America, International, Elkhorn Batter Storage, John Phillips
Questioning the quantum behavior of perovskites
Scientists at the University of Texas have made a discovery they say has “altered the understanding of the fundamental properties of perovskite crystals”. Their findings could improve understanding of defect formation in perovskites, leading to devices with enhanced performance and stability.
Oct 9, 2019 // Technology, University of Texas, Anton Malko
Engie strikes bargain to market 49% equity stake in US renewables portfolio
French utility Engie has accepted market a minority 49% risk in a US-based renewables profile including 500MW of utility-scale solar.
Jul 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Engie, North America, Hannon Armstrong
Enfinity, Daiwa team up on 380-MW battery portfolio spanning US and Italy
Enfinity sells 49 % stakes in 250-MW Texas and 130-MW Italian BESS projects to Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure, keeping control as both assets target 2027 start-up.
Jun 5, 2025 // Storage, ERCOT, Daiwa, Enfinity, Veneto
The US tops 37.9 GW of large scale solar
That record figure of utility scale PV was under contract at the end of June with 8.7 GWdc under construction. However, installation levels fell slightly, year-over-year.
Sep 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, USA, ITC, Texas, Wood Mackenzie, North America, Minnesota
e-Zinc, Toyota Tsusho to develop pilot zinc-air battery project
The new project by e-Zinc is indicated to store 24 hours of energy which is about ten times that of traditional batteries. The project will be hosted at Eurus Energy America Corporation's (EEAC) Bull Creek wind energy farms, Texas, where excess wind energy will certainly be stored in the e-Zinc battery system.
Jun 6, 2022 // Storage, BATTERIES, James Larsen, e-Zinc, California Energy Commission, Bull Creek, EEAC, Eurus Energy America Corporation, Sara Chamberlain, Toyota Tsusho, zinc air battery
SolarEdge rapidly ramps Utah plant, starts shipping USA-made home batteries
SolarEdge has begun volume production of its 9.7-kWh “USA Edition” Home Battery at a new Salt Lake City facility, the third U.S. site in a domestic-content push that will create 2,000 manufacturing jobs and shorten supply chains for residential solar-plus-storage.
Jun 26, 2025 // Residential, Storage, USA, Utah, North America, Inflation Reduction Act
Clearway Powers Up $685 Million ERCOT Solar-Storage Hub
Clearway’s $685M Texas solar-plus-storage shifts sunshine to evening peaks, stacking ERCOT revenues with EMS-optimized batteries, co-location efficiencies, and sharp O&M—delivering cleaner power, grid services, and bankable resilience.
Feb 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Texas, solar plus storage, North America, clearway, ERCOT, ommissioning
Nextracker First To Reach 50 GW Solar Tracker Shipments Globally
Nextracker's success is just one of the few non-Chinese success tales in the past decade in solar. Like a lot of the solar supply chain, the industry faces the twin difficulty of keeping prices low and preserving high quality levels to allow a 25 year plus life and risk-free recycling.
Nov 3, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Nextracker, Dan Shugar, nx horizon, solar trackers, TrueCapture, leading solar tracker firm, nextracker shipments growth
US residential solar prices fall by biggest amount because 2017
US property solar prices have actually continued to fall over the last year, dropping by the biggest amount in 4 years.
Aug 17, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, TESLA, Sunrun, SunPower, Sunnova, North America, energysage, Vikram Aggarwal
Financial Services Firm Visa Reaches 100% Renewable Electricity Goal
Visa has announced that it has met its goal to use 100% renewable electricity by 2020, furthering its commitment to lead sustainably across its operations
Jan 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, International, Renewable Electricity, milestone, Visa, Al Kelly, Douglas Sabo
Repsol goes into United States PV market with Hecate stake
Bargain provides Spanish oil large accessibility to a portfolio of renewables and also storage projects in excess of 40GW
May 13, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, hecate energy, repsol, Maria Victoria Zingoni
More Than 100K Jobs In Clean Energy Announced Since US Adopted Climate Law - Study
Since the Inflation Reduction Act became law in August 2020, companies have announced more than 100,000 clean energy jobs in the US, according to an analysis by the nonprofit advocacy group Climate Power. The law provides billions of dollars in tax credits and other incentives to develop green industries.
Feb 7, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, North America, Joe Biden
Amazon Announces New Renewable Projects of 3.5 GW Across the Globe
The new wind, solar as well as storage projects will certainly discover North America, EMEA, Asia, and Australia. Today renewable resource portfolio of Amazon currently stands at 15.7 GW from 310 renewable energy projects.
Apr 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, clean energy, Amazon, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Wind Energy, Andy Jassy, RE portfolio
New US study finds renewable energy storage costs need to drop 90%
Researchers in the US have published a study that brings 20 years of renewable energy (solar PV and/or wind plus storage) generation into line with historical energy-demand profiles, to ascertain at what storage cost point renewables can cost-effectively consistently meet 100% demand.
Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Tariffs, USA, storage, solar pv, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BESS, PHES, CAES, Jessika Trancik