Winter storm Uri that brought a deep freeze to Texas is also bringing insight into grid vulnerabilities, the need for more renewables, and the potential of solar-plus-storage. February 15, 2022 One year ago this week, winter storm Uri unleashed a deep freeze over Texas, causing widespread power outages that affected more than 4.5 million people …
With standardization and automation, interconnection studies “could be completed in months instead of years,” the groups told federal energy regulators, backing up their claim with a detailed plan to achieve that goal. February 15, 2022 Calling on federal energy regulators to “make interconnection reform a top priority,” three trade groups yesterday raised concerns over interconnection queue …
In the next few weeks, mobile carriers are shutting down their 3G networks to make room for newer technology. This will affect all 3G-enabled devices, including some solar inverters. Inverter warranties and SRECs will be affected by this issue, so installers will need to work with customers on upgrades. The new, free 3G tool from …
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Energy companies defied the odds last year. Despite a pandemic and pressure to phase out fossil fuels to combat global warming, the share prices of major energy companies outshone the rest of the S&P 500. Oil and natural gas prices, which soared 59 percent, were the main impetus for the energy stock rally. But the …
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Published: 10 Feb 2022, 11:28 The framework agreement also covers the development of 185MW of co-located solar PV. Image: pxhere. Cambridge Power Limited has signed a Framework Agreement with Brookfield Renewable to develop a new portfolio of solar and battery storage. The two are to develop on an exclusive basis more than 800MW of full …
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McCarthy Building Companies and Lightsource bp will team up a second time to deliver solar power in Pueblo, Colorado. Cumulatively, the two projects represent a total of nearly 600 MW of energy infrastructure to support Colorado’s clean energy future. Construction is underway with commercial operation expected by late 2022. McCarthy Building Companies was selected by …
Duke Energy has clean energy goals of reducing carbon 50% b 2030 and is aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company recently announced additional steps it is taking to help reduce carbon including decreasing use of coal to less than 5% of total generation by 2030 and to fully exit coal by 2035 …
Solas Energy Consulting acted as key technical advisor to GIP. The investment includes preferred equity and a letter of credit facility. January 27, 2022 Solas Energy Consulting announced it served as key technical advisor to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for a $500 million investment in BrightNight, LLC. BrightNight is an independent power producer of renewable …
Auxin Solar filed the anti-circumvention petition against Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia, said an industry note from Philip Shen, managing director at ROTH Capital Partners. February 9, 2022 Another round of anti-circumvention cases have been filed against Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and now Cambodia, reports ROTH Capital Partners in an industry note. US-based panel assembler Auxin …
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The three 6.7MW projects are Greenbacker’s first assets in Washington, and all of the projects have long-term power supply agreements in place and completion projections for later this year. February 10, 2022 Greenbacker Renewable Energy said that it has, through a subsidiary, purchased a 20MW pre-operational solar portfolio from TUUSSO Energy, a Seattle-based utility-scale solar …
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