Residential Batteries Are Becoming An Active Grid Management Tool
Residential storage batteries are soaring in popularity in the US and other countries as their use in virtual power plants increases.
Solar Power Plants
Solar is Powering America’s Next 250 Years
From the earliest days of our founding to the industrial revolution, from rural electrification to the interstate highway system, Americans have always met big challenges by building the tools, technologies, and infrastructure needed to power the next era of growth. Today, as America prepares to mark its 250th birthday, solar … [continued]
422 Megawatt Floating Solar Portfolio for Philippines
Floating solar PV is all the rage. Who doesn’t love solar power? Who doesn’t love floating stuff? For whatever reason, it’s just a fun concept — solar panels floating above the water, collecting sunlight and turning it into electricity, sounds like something too fun to be realistic. The good news … [continued]
Solar & Wind Each Produced More Electricity Than Coal In USA In April
Solar and wind power plants continue to grow rapidly in the United States, and coal continues to decline — despite the current federal government so heavily putting its thumb on the side of coal. Solar and wind continue to get deployed rapidly due to their pure free-market competitiveness, while the … [continued]
Two Microgrids With Solar Power Being Developed For Tribal Community In California
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, OATI and New Era Electric are partnering to develop two microgrids for the tribal community in Northern California. The goal of the project is to bring renewable energy onto tribal lands so they can have greater energy independence and control over their electricity supply. The … [continued]
ABB Solar & Storage Power Move — New High-Efficiency Power Conversion Solutions for Solar &…
New utility-scale renewable electricity generation is creating global demand for reliable, high-efficiency power conversion and grid integration solutions. Enhanced ABB Proteus utility-scale power conversion portfolio delivers industry-leading efficiency up to 99.45 percent for maximum energy yield. Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) solutions include bi-directional converter stations and control systems, enabling … [continued]
Solar With Firming Now Beating Gas In Asia, & EVs Could Save Region $350 Billion…
While the solar industry really got its jumpstart in the US, and then grew to a significant level in Germany, it’s China that completely exploded the industry while driving costs down to unbeatable levels. The same thing basically happened with electric vehicles as well. However, there’s still much more that … [continued]
New Map Shows Solar Uses Only 0.07% of U.S. Prime Farmland
As farmers choose solar to support operations and boost income, suburban sprawl uses 6x more farmland and golf courses nearly 3x more than solar. WASHINGTON D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today launched an interactive map showing how solar development and agriculture thrive side-by-side while creating shared value … [continued]
Spain Could Have Nearly 7 Gigawatts of Offshore Solar Power
We’ve written for years about how much solar power potential countries have, how much onshore and offshore wind power potential countries have, and how much solar power growth is occurring in countries around the world — but what about offshore solar power potential? That was never really part of the … [continued]
US Solar Industry Needs Serious Permitting Reform, T1 Energy CEO Contends
In the “this was news a decade ago” category, T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo is hammering home a key point for the US solar power industry. The solar industry has one big problem in the United States compared to other major markets — permitting. With cuts in subsidies and net … [continued]
