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Worldwide renewable energy jobs grow 6% to reach 12.7 m in 2021
International employment in renewable energy, counting direct and also indirect jobs, grew to 12.7 million individuals in 2021 from 12 million in 2020, according to the most recent report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Sep 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, IRENA
Tesla to provisionally shutter Buffalo PV manufacturing facility in the middle of COVID-19 problems
Silicon Valley huge Tesla has actually determined to briefly fold manufacturing facilities in 2 US states after coming under attack over the direct exposure of its personnel to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, North America, Coronavirus, covid-19, buffalo, Delaware
Solar developer Encore Renewable Energy will install country’s first long duration, liquid air battery
Highview Power Storage and renewable energy developer Encore Renewable Energy jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long duration, liquid air energy storage system. This facility will be a minimum of 50 MW, provide in excess of eight hours of storage (400 MWh) and will be located in northern Vermont.
Dec 18, 2019 // Storage, USA, North America, Javier Cavada, Highview Power Storage, Encore Renewable Energy, Salvatore Minopoli, Chad Farrell
Leeward targeting affordable scale from First Solar 10GW pipe
Renewable energy company Leeward is backing its purchase of First Solar's 10GW project pipeline to enable it to contend within the US' solar landscape.
Feb 9, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, First Solar, North America, Jason Allen, leeward
Solar Sector Establishes Records in 2020, On Course to Quadruple by 2030
The UNITED STATE solar industry expanded 43% and also set up a record 19.2 gigawatts (GWdc) of ability in 2020, according to the UNITED STATE Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review report, released today by the Solar power Industries Association (SEIA) as well as Wood Mackenzie.
Mar 23, 2021 // Market Research, USA, SEIA, Wood Mackenzie, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, Michelle Davis
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
EIA Cites New Battery Storage Space Applications as Usage Rises in The US
The capability of utility-scale batteries to attract energy from the grid throughout specific durations and also discharge it to the grid at various other durations develops opportunities for electrical power send off optimization approaches based upon system or financial conditions.
Nov 2, 2021 // Storage, USA, North America, EIA, Annual Electric Generator Report, Frequency regulation, U.S. Energy Information Administration
First Solar weighing expansion plans as need rises among supply chain obstacles
First Solar is actively discovering future capability production areas after recording a surge sought after, both domestically and worldwide, in the middle of supply chain barriers impacting the PV sector.
Nov 8, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, thin film, North America, cadtel
Biden indications executive order to make US federal government carbon neutral by 2050
United States Head Of State Joe Biden has signed an exec order that requires the United States federal government 'lead by example' and leverage its buying power to accomplish carbon neutrality by 2050.
Dec 13, 2021 // Policy, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, biden
Senate passes anti-forced labour act banning imports from China's Xinjiang, President Joe Biden to sign into regulation
The senate has actually with one voice passed the bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) that will certainly ban the import of products from China's Xinjiang area right into the US unless importers can offer "clear and convincing evidence" they were not made with forced labour.
Dec 17, 2021 // Policy, USA, BNEF, China, Asia, North America, Roth Capital, Xinjiang, hoshine silicon industry, WRO, forced labour, Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act
Manchin's climate stonewalling 'squashing' for US renewables
Reports that US Senator Joe Manchin has actually decided not to accept climate measures within President Joe Biden's reconciliation bill has actually been met dismay by market stakeholders.
Jul 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, SEIA, North America, Joe Manchin, climate bill, budget reconciliation, Build Back Better
Maxeon Q2 dogged by supply chain volatility as well as manufacturing facility closures
Maxeon Solar Technologies has said it may encounter producing disruptions if it is unable to mitigate the effects of resources as well as component cost increases from its vendors.
Aug 14, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Maxeon, covid-19, Jeff Waters
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
PNE USA obtains 4 solar projects as it continues to expand its US pipe
PNE USA has acquired 4 solar projects completing 280MW located in the MISO, PJM, and also WECC markets in the United States.
Jan 28, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, solar projects, PNE USA, Karl Dahlstrom
US solar gamer refinances 130MW portfolio
Strata Clean Energy operates 21 assets throughout North Carolina
Dec 3, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Jimmy Chuang, Strata Clean Energy