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April's eclipse will mean interruptions in solar power generation, which could strain electrical grids

TechXplore

During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in the U.S., 21, 2017, the skies darkened as the moon crossed in front of the sun. Not surprisingly, solar power generation across North America plummeted for several hours, from the first moment the moon began to obscure the sun to when the sun's disk was clear again.

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Saint-Gobain Signs PPA for 100 MW of TotalEnergies’ Danish Fields Solar

Solar Industry

TotalEnergies has signed a new 15-year renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) with building materials company Saint-Gobain to support its efforts to decarbonize 125 industrial sites in North America. TotalEnergies’ growing solar power generation portfolio in the U.S.

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Solar Games make installation a spectator sport at Intersolar 2020

Solar Power World

Team SPW volunteered on a residential solar installation in 2017, but our two-day 2.5-kW kW system was amateur hour compared to what I watched at Intersolar North America’s inaugural Solar Games contest. Installation teams from Colorado, Nevada and California competed to install a 3.15-kW

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Better solar irradiance data needed to help asset owners plan ahead

Solar Power World

Widespread shortfalls in solar irradiance across North America between 2017 and 2019 have impacted the performance of U.S. solar projects and portfolios, highlighting the need for investment in more robust resource data to reduce financial risks to the industry.

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AEP OnSite Partners signs LOI to develop solar field to power cryptocurrency mining

Renewable Energy World

Sangha Systems, developers of an 82-MW cryptocurrency mining facility at a former steel mill in Hennepin, Illinois announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with AEP OnSite Partners to develop a 2 – 5-MW behind-the-meter solar power array to begin to migrate its electricity consumption towards clean energy.

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Mobile renewable nanogrid debuts in US

Smart Energy International

The modular essentially containerised technology is comprised of retractable solar PV, green hydrogen production and storage, fuel cells and battery storage that can be tailored to individual needs. VC backers of Sesame Solar include Morgan Stanley, VSC Ventures, PAX Angels and BELLE Capital.

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Array Technologies Lawsuit Claims ‘Threats, Intimidation’ From NEXTracker

GreenTechMedia

The trouble started back in September 2017, according to the suit, just ahead of Solar Power International, the industry’s largest conference in North America that’s held annually in the fall. NEXTracker’s share fell from 58 percent in 2017 to 48 percent in 2018. and Australia.