Array Technologies is supplying nearly 1 GW of DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers for the Gemini solar project, which will be the largest operational solar+storage site in the U.S., according to developer Primergy Solar. The project will store over 1.4 GWh of solar power and is estimated to be worth more than $1 billion. […]

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Duke Energy is proposing to commence a system-wide solar procurement request for proposals targeting a minimum of 700 MW of utility-owned and third-party solar energy resources in North Carolina and South Carolina to serve customers’ future energy needs as part of the companies’ 2022 Carolinas Carbon Plan and in furtherance of Duke Energy’s integrated Carolinas […]

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Solar Landscape has energized its eighth and final community solar project of New Jersey Clean Energy Program’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program Year One. The final installation – at World Harvest Church in Pennsauken, N.J. – rounds out the company’s nearly 20 MW portfolio. As part of the pilot program, which is administrated by the […]

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Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power’s battery-based energy storage projects at its Tranquillity and Garland solar facilities in California are now fully operational. “These co-located solar and storage projects are a first of their kind for Southern Power,” says Bill Grantham, Southern Power’s president. “We expect these new battery-based energy storage projects to enhance California’s grid […]

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Comcast has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 250 MW of solar electricity from Constellation that will power approximately 12% of Comcast’s U.S. operations and the vast majority of its Mid-Atlantic operations with clean, renewable energy. The agreement will support construction of the Blue Sky Solar Project, currently being developed by Scout Clean Energy […]

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Peak Power is partnering with Oshawa Power to develop and execute an energy platform that demonstrates how disparate distributed energy resources (DER) can improve the reliability of a local grid. The project, funded by Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), supported by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) Innovation Sandbox, and sited at Ontario Tech University, […]

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Over 100 manufacturers and producers have sent a letter to President Biden, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and committee chairs stating their strong support for long-term clean energy tax incentives in federal budget reconciliation legislation. “The pandemic and recent global conflicts have thrown energy markets and supply chains into turmoil, making it even more important to […]

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GameChange Solar (GCS) will be supplying it Genius Tracker for solar projects located in Albany County, N.Y. The total system size is 50 MW DC. The Genius Tracker will support three module manufacturers that are all approved for SpeedClamp, a GCS pre-assembled part offering. Additionally, GCS was awarded one of the largest landfill projects located […]

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FirstLight Power is partnering with Borrego, a developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale renewable energy projects, to bring more clean energy to New England. Borrego will lead development efforts focused on building new distributed generation (DG) solar, DG storage and utility-scale standalone storage at FirstLight’s hydropower facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The partnership will […]

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Solargis, a solar data and software service company, has launched a software platform designed specifically for visualization, quality management and analysis of solar data. Solargis Analyst, developed in-house by the Solargis data analysis team, empowers solar engineers and decision-makers to improve the efficiency of complex resource analysis, identify and fix errors in measurements, and improve […]

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PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) and Quantified Energy Labs Pte. Ltd. (QE-Labs) have signed an exclusive agreement to provide drone inspection services in the U.S. solar market. PVEL will be the provider of QE-Labs’ autonomous drone electroluminescence (EL) imaging technology for conducting front-end field inspections. The back-end data processing will be handled by QE-Labs in Singapore. […]

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Short-term interventions addressing the current energy crisis must be accompanied by a steadfast focus on mid- and long-term goals of the energy transition. High fossil fuel prices, energy security concerns and the urgency of climate change underscore the pressing need to move faster to a clean energy system, says World Energy Transitions Outlook 2022. Launched […]

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