Interconnection woes make strange bedfellows
Follow @EngelsAngle Laurence Abcede, manager of distributed energy resources at San Diego Gas & Electric, and CJ Colavito, vice president of engineering at Standard Solar, joined Episode 23 of the Factor This! podcast to discuss their roles in developing the GridTECH Connect Forum— a new event that’s bringing together utilities and developers to improve interconnection. […]
Read MoreFirst Solar books 2 GW module order from Swift Current Energy
Follow @EngelsAngle Boston-based Swift Current Energy reached a supply agreement with First Solar for 2 GW of the Arizona-based manufacturer’s thin film solar modules in 2025 and 2026. Swift Current Energy CEO Eric Lammers said the deal provides the “certainty of supply” needed to execute his company’s growing project pipeline. “We’re focused on ensuring that […]
Read MoreSwapping steel for concrete? Researchers seek wind turbine structure improvements
Researchers at Tufts University and the University of Illinois are investigating opportunities to substitute concrete for steel in wind tower and foundation designs. The use of concrete support structures for offshore wind turbines offers many potential advantages over towers comprised of only steel, including greater durability, a longer lifespan, increased local labor opportunities, and much quieter installations. […]
Read MoreCommercial building owners are about to get a new tool to fight climate change
By Sarah Shemkus, Energy News Network Maine is finalizing rules for a program that will soon let commercial property owners pay for clean energy upgrades through their property tax bills. Loans known as C-PACE — or commercial property-assessed clean energy — eliminate down payments and spread the cost of solar, energy efficiency, and other projects […]
Read MoreU.S. hydropower industry needs new, diverse talent
The U.S. hydropower industry faces an oncoming wave of retirements, and a new, diverse workforce is critical to the industry’s ability to sustain operations and grow to support a carbon-free power grid by 2035 and a net-zero-emissions economy by 2050, according to a new report. In addition, more hydropower-focused educational and training opportunities are needed […]
Read MoreBosch plans electric motor expansion to support EV growth
Bosch said it will invest more than $260 million to expand production of electrification products at its Charleston, South Carolina, site. Electric motor production at the site began in October at a 200,000-square-foot building on the Bosch Charleston campus. The new assembly area produces rotors and stators, as well as final electric motor assembly. With […]
Read MoreWant to boost solar PV output? Give modules more room, NREL says
Moving rows of solar panels farther apart can boost efficiency and improve economics in some cases by allowing greater airflow to disperse heat, according to new analysis from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Researchers looked beyond current operating assumptions that typically account only for the amount of sunlight, wind speed, and ambient temperature. They included […]
Read MoreØrsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure plan 5.2 GW of offshore wind
Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners agreed to develop around 5.2 GW of offshore wind in Denmark across four projects. The projects are Vikinge Banke (1.1 GW) and Jyske Banke Nord (1.1 GW) in the North Sea, and Bornholm Bassin Syd (1.5 GW) and Bornholm Basin Øst (1.5 GW) in the Baltic Sea. The projects would […]
Read MoreSunnova says its solar + storage systems largely weathered Hurricane Fiona
Sunnova Energy said that 59 of its 30,000 rooftop solar arrays required repair in the two weeks following Hurricane Fiona, which struck Puerto Rico in early September, causing widespread outages as the island’s electric power grid failed. The company said its SunSafe solar + storage systems generated nearly 2 GWh of energy in the first […]
Read MorePortland GE agrees to build a $400 million wind energy plant
Portland General Electric and NextEra Energy Resources, a unit of NextEra Energy, agreed to build a 311 MW wind energy facility, which will be part of the larger Clearwater Wind development in eastern Montana. PGE will own 208 MW of the 311 MW being acquired in these agreements, with an investment of around $415 million. […]
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