GES focuses 2017 PV activity in America
Conejo, by GES, is one of the biggest PV plants in Chile. Two years ago, Global Energy Services (GES) decided to develop the solar activity within the company which had an immediate respond in the...
View ArticleBioSolar makes progress on anode material for lithium-ion batteries
BioSolar, a developer of energy storage technology and materials, provided a progress report on the development of its high-energy anode material for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. The company...
View ArticleAquion Energy Named “North American Company of the Year” in 2017 Global...
Aquion Energy, manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) batteries and energy storage systems, today announced it has received the North American Company of the Year Award as part of its inclusion in...
View ArticleRecurrent Energy signs 60-MW PPA with Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Canadian Solar wholly owned subsidiary and leading solar project developer Recurrent Energy announced a 20-year PPA for 60 MWac of solar power with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)....
View ArticleEmerson selected to help manage microgrid on California farm
Stone Edge Farm has selected Emerson automation technologies to provide efficient and reliable operation of its new microgrid, a self-sufficient energy production and distribution facility relying on...
View ArticleMJP International working with Alpha Energy on 5,000-kW U.S. power plant
MJP International announced that it has engaged Alpha Energy to develop a plan for a 5,000-kW solar-powered energy generation plant in the U.S. with an estimated cost of approximately $20,000,000....
View ArticleNew research estimates 15% of U.S. broadband homes to purchase solar panels...
Parks Associates, an Internet of Things (IoT) market research and consulting company, announced new IoT research showing that 15% of U.S. broadband households plan to purchase solar panels in 2017....
View ArticleTrimark integrates ADS handling into SCADA to automate California ISO bidding
Trimark’s T1-S SCADA now includes the option to accept, schedule and execute California ISO (CAISO) Automated Dispatch System (ADS) commands. This functionality allows utility-scale PV resources to...
View Articlesonnen makes Global Cleantech 100 list
sonnen GmbH, the world’s largest producer of energy storage, was selected for the 2016 Global Cleantech 100 list. The list is compiled annually by the Cleantech Group and selected from more than 9,900...
View ArticleSolect Energy installs 212-kW solar system for Boston shredding company
Shred King, Boston’s premier shredding company, has partnered with Solect Energy to install a 212-kW rooftop solar system. The installation will allow the company to reach its goal of reducing its...
View ArticleRenovus Solar to install 3.5-acre community solar project in New York
BlueRock Solar, a subsidiary of BlueRock Energy, announced a joint venture with Ithaca-based Renovus Solar on a new community solar project in Millport, New York. BlueRock and Renovus, will be...
View ArticleAmeresco sells 2.6 MW of community solar net metering credits to Blue Cross...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has entered into a long-term agreement to purchase 2.6 MW of net metering credits from five community solar projects located in Hopedale and Mendon,...
View ArticleNYC solar installer Quixotic Systems designs vertical ‘solar wall’ in the Bronx
New York City solar installation leader Quixotic Systems has designed an innovative solar solution in the heart of the Bronx at Urban Health Plan’s Simpson Pavilion. Unlike most rooftop systems, the...
View ArticleNew JLM Energy product enables dual supply of power from solar to batteries,...
JLM Energy announced the launch of a new energy storage product category called MicroStorage. MicroStorage couples a battery pack directly to a corresponding solar panel. It is the first solution that...
View ArticleNV Energy aligns with Apple to build more solar in Nevada
NV Energy and Apple announced today they have reached an agreement to build 200 MW of additional solar energy in Nevada by early 2019. The projects will support Apple’s renewable energy needs for its...
View ArticleIHI Inc. Energy Storage and Tucson Electric Power partner on battery storage...
IHI, Inc. Energy Storage and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) will collectively study and research the use of battery energy storage systems for the electric grid. IHI Inc. Energy Storage will provide a...
View Article60% of solar installers now offer storage options
Insights from the EnergySage Solar Installer Survey include: Competition heats up – Installers report that competition in the industry continues to build. Over 50% of installers said their customers...
View ArticleNew brochure lets you get in touch with solar inverter protection
The harsh environments solar inverters often have to endure warrants tough protection. Stockwell Elastomerics has made choosing the right material for your inverter enclosure gaskets easy by offering...
View ArticleSolar financing trends in 2017
By Mary Rottman, former President of the Solar Energy Finance Association, which has now merged with SEIA The ITC extension helped the industry refocus on its long-term future, rather than a short-term...
View ArticleWhat is the life expectancy of a solar array?
According to SEIA, solar PV systems have life expectancies of upwards of 30 years. However, even if the panels are guaranteed by the manufacturer to last that long, what about the rest of the...
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