San Diego Has Vast Solar Parking Lot Potential
San Diego has an untapped 500 megawatt solar potential at commercial sites within the city, with parking lots representing three-quarters of the total, according to a new survey by the Clean Coalition.
Author: Derek Markham
PG&E Bankruptcy Impact On Rooftop Solar Is Limited — So Far
When a behemoth electric utility like Pacific Gas & Electric goes bankrupt, rooftop solar owners may be understandably worried about the future of their array and their financial arrangement with the company.
Nextracker Rolls Bifacial Solar Dice For 750 Megawatts
NEXTracker is currently involved in close to 750 megawatts of new bifacial solar tracker projects, following recent bank approval of the first utility-scale project with bifacial panels on its single-axis NX Horizon, says Dan Shugar, the founder of the company.
Schletter Delivers “Most Stable” Solar Tracker
The Schletter Group has emerged from its US unit’s bankruptcy earlier this year to begin delivering a new, more stable solar tracker to the North America, Asia, and Australia markets, with one recent sale in Zimbabwe. The company also is installing bifacial solar panels for the first time on its new tracker in Germany, says Christian Salzeder, the new chief sales officer for Schletter in Kirchdorf, Germany.
Crunching The Numbers: How Much Will Your Electric Car Really Cost?
A look at the data: comparing five EVs, their consumption rates, and costs.
FloWater Secures $15 Million To Combat Single-Use Plastic
The company’s refill stations are gaining traction across all 50 US states.
Solar Investment At $9.7 Billion Globally In 2018
Public market financing in solar was up in 2018, while private financings were down, with a net result of $9.7 billion invested in solar last year.
Perovskite Solar Panel Tested On Skanska Building In Warsaw
The world’s first building-integrated field test of a one square meter perovskite solar panel, made by Saule Technologies, has just begun on Skanska’s Spark office in Warsaw, with a projected 5 cent per kilowatt-hour levelized cost of energy, according to Saule.
Drones, Automation, & Reforestation: How DroneSeed is Keeping Forests Healthy Post-Wildfire
DroneSeed, a Seattle-based startup, is using drones to reforest and maintain areas affected by wildfires.
Rooftop Solar Curtailment To Ease With Refocused Hawaii Energy Contracts
Hawaiian electric utilities have been forcefully de-linking residential rooftop solar generators at peak hours for several years, but the installation-discouraging practice may fade as refocused utility-scale solar+storage contracts come into effect. Beyond Hawaii, these new contract types, which shift curtailment risk away from the solar owner, also may help California avoid an increase in the curtailment of solar flowing onto its grid.
