Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Guzman Energy , a provider of wholesale power and affordable energy, and renewable developer National Renewable Solutions (NRS) have executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 140 MW Shallow Basket PV solar project to be paired with 50 MW of battery storage. The Rio Arriba County, N.M.,

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Charged

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Canada-headquartered EV charging network and infrastructure provider FLO will install four solar-powered dual-port CoRe+ chargers at the Pennsylvania headquarters of Phoenix Contact USA, a subsidiary of Phoenix Contact, a German manufacturer of industrial automation, interconnection and interface equipment.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 28, 2021

Florida Power & Light Company announced that construction has begun on the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center , which is expected to become the world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system, according to the company. Located in Parrish, Fla., Located in Parrish, Fla.,

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A new partnership aims to deliver solar-powered computers to 10,000 children a year across schools in Madagascar and East Africa. The computers will go to schools that do not have access to reliable power, helping to reduce a gulf in digital literacy arising from a lack of energy access. These computers can change lives.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Lord Howe has a solar farm and battery storage that is performing beyond expectations, and incorporating a growing fleet of EVs. The post From dirty diesel to nearly 70pct solar powered, Lord Howe goes electric appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Our white paper will provide you with valuable insights and practical advice on how to optimize your solar installation to achieve maximum value. Learn about the limitations of solar-only facilities, the role of microgrids and battery energy storage, and how to achieve grid independence.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 17, 2021

Florida Power & Light crews have installed the first battery modules and more than two-thirds of the containers for its massive Manatee solar-storage hybrid project. The plant will have 409 MW/900 MWh of capacity, enough to power 329,000 homes for more than two hours. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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Solar Power World

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Energy Information Administration, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind are projected to generate 44% of all power in the United States by 2050, increasing the need for battery energy storage systems (BESS).

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Solar Power World

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While much attention has been paid to the growing solar panel manufacturing market in the United States and the domestic content bonus credits that come with installing American modules, energy storage systems are experiencing the same boost in U.S. manufacturers and installers appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Energy storage is becoming a more common feature on residential solar installations so homeowners can tap into the power they’ve generated when they need it — not just when the sun is up.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Alas, this vehicle-to-grid (V2G) setup is an inefficient… The post Commentary: Don’t let utilities hijack your EV battery <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>Why V2H, not V2G, is the best way to use your EV battery.</span>

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

StorTera CTO Pasidu Pallawela with the first deployment of the spiral flow battery. Perth & Kinross Council has become the first place to install the spiral-flow battery technology developed by Edinburgh-based StorTera. For example, transfer solar power generated in a school during summer holidays to another Council site.

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Renew Economy

MAY 25, 2023

Battle of billionaires ends with a Grok-Quinbrook consortium taking ownership of the massive Sun Cable project, keeping alive plans to export solar power to Singapore. The post Sun Cable: Cannon-Brookes wins battle for world’s biggest solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Four batteries are being installed at a North Minneapolis green jobs training center in one of the country’s first “virtual power plant” pilot projects. Each battery will simulate a household buying and selling power with neighbors. Contributed by Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. The North Minneapolis training center.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 25, 2023

utility-scale battery storage market has existed in earnest since 2011 led by one dominant battery chemistry choice: lithium. EIA, 97.95% of utility-scale batteries installed in the United States were lithium-based. Although still very much in its infancy, the U.S. According to data through 2021 from the U.S.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 3, 2023

Just as the United States is entering a solar panel manufacturing renaissance thanks to manufacturing tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act, the domestic battery-making industry should see a similar boost. Battery cells, modules/packs and electrode materials will all receive some type of credit when made domestically.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In a bid to support Irish grid stability, Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has opened a major battery plant at its Poolbeg site in Dublin, which will add 75MW/150MWh of fast-acting energy storage.

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altenergymag

DECEMBER 15, 2021

How BSLBATT provides Solar Power Solution for UA - Pou island ? BSLBATT Lithium Solar Battery

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 29, 2023

OCI Solar Power, the first and only utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system developer headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, has been named one of the city's Top Workplaces. And among.

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Solar Power World

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The editorial team at Solar Power World had the great opportunity to mingle with 27,000 friends at this year’s RE+ tradeshow in Anaheim, California. The solar and storage… The post Solar Power World editors pick the Top Solar Products of 2022 appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The biggest solar tradeshow in the United States is back after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Solar Power World has compiled a list of new products to check out next week at the Anaheim Convention Center, from panels to software and everything in between. Our editors be reporting from the show floor Sept.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 5, 2023

OhmConnect has integrated its Market-Aware Behind-the-Meter Battery Storage Pilot Program with SunPower, recently introduced as part of the California Energy Commission’s Demand Side Grid Support Program. The post OhmConnect Integrates Battery Storage Program for Sunpower Customers appeared first on Solar Industry.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In this interview, FranklinWH VP of product marketing Linh Tran shares actionable insights installers can take to proactively tackle the challenge of home battery supply chain reliability.

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Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For solar panel makers, everyone is switching… The post Editor’s Insights: Day 2 of RE+ 2023 <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>TOPCon tech takes over and big batteries find their stride</span> appeared first on Solar Power World.

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The City Fix

MARCH 28, 2024

Like many parts of Africa, motorcycles are the most popular form of transportation among Rwanda’s 13.3 million people. Whether they’re commuting to work or school, transporting jugs of water from the local taps or just running everyday errands, people on.

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Canary Media

APRIL 15, 2024

California state Senator Josh Becker is worried that the Golden State is undermining a pillar of its clean energy transition: distributed solar power. Though California has more large-scale solar and battery projects than just about any other state, smaller-scale energy — primarily rooftop solar — has contributed…

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Charged

AUGUST 8, 2023

Amprius Technologies , maker of the Silicon Anode Platform for lithium-ion batteries, is supplying battery cells to the Astrum solar car, which a team from the University of Michigan will race in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October. The Astrum car will be pushed to its limits during this 3,000-kilometer race.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 10, 2022

Although energy storage adoption is accelerating in the residential and utility-scale markets, installing batteries on commercial-sized solar projects is not always an easy process.

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The new integrated battery storage system from SmartFlower Solar, the Smartflower +Plus, will be debuting at Solar Power International today.

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Renew Economy

MAY 11, 2022

Australia’s first giga-scale battery manufacturing facility – being built in the heart of New South Wales’ coal country – is nearing completion and has signed up three new Australian suppliers to ensure near 100 per cent Australian made components.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve another massive round of energy storage procurements, including its first large-scale contract for behind-the-meter batteries to serve grid needs. The 27 MW aggregation is the first large-scale behind-the-meter battery project for PG&E, but not for the state as a whole.

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 22, 2023

The SolarEdge Home Battery , from SolarEdge Technologies Inc. , is now included in Xcel Energy ’s new Renewable Battery Connect virtual power plant (VPP) incentive program. 16% of the company’s battery installations are now enrolled in grid services programs. In the U.S.

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Solar Power World

DECEMBER 1, 2021

There’s also more attention being paid to energy storage for power independence, accelerating… The post Solar Power World editors pick the Top Products of 2021 appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Solar Power World

AUGUST 17, 2020

There are pros and cons associated with the two main battery chemistries used in solar + storage projects. Lead-acid batteries have been around much longer and are more easily understood but have limits to their storage capacity. appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 19, 2021

Describe an off-grid solar setup, and someone 20 years ago would imagine a remote cabin in the woods, with lead-acid batteries and diesel generators used as backup power. But in the 2020s, off-grid homes might be closer than you think — like, right next door.

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Canary Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Making the batteries to run electric vehicles and store solar power requires a lot of minerals, and mining those minerals imposes an environmental cost. I joined the Weather Channel’s climate-focused weekday show Pattrn to help weigh the pros and cons of this aspect of the clean energy transition with hosts…

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Completed and fully operational, FRV Australia says its 115MW Metz Solar Farm has achieved commercial operating status, and 100% capacity. The post Big solar powers up as another NSW PV project reaches full generating capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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