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German solar technology company Solar Fabrik GmbH announced plans to supply photovoltaic (PV) modules for two new solar parks in Germany totaling 35 MW in capacity. Solar Fabrik will partner with solar installer ASH Solar GmbH & Co KG to develop a 26.7-MW ground-mounted solar system in Bad Orb, located in central Germany. Additionally, the collaboration includes an 8.3-MW project near ...
The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced it will redirect $365 million in funding to address Puerto Rico’s grid resiliency and expand access of affordable, reliable, and secure power supply for the people of Puerto Rico. The funding, allocated through the Puerto Rico Resilience Fund (PR-ERF), will be deployed to support practical fixes and emergency activities that offer a faster, more ...
New Mexico's community solar program, passed by the state legislature and signed into law in 2021, is officially live after years of planning between utilities, solar developers, and local advocates. Residents and businesses across the state can tap into the power of solar energy without installing rooftop panels or switching utility providers.In addition to reducing energy bills, the program is ...
For many low-income customers and residents of Disadvantaged Communities, gaining access to local renewable sources of energy can often feel like swimming against a current. Even when they do, the costs involved could be prohibitive.Two nascent programs aim to expand the footprint for renewables, helping low-income customers—including those enrolled in Con Edison’s Energy Affordability Program ...
A new grid impact study conducted by energy modeling firm Aurora Energy Research finds that scaling up community solar and storage in California wouldn’t just benefit participating customers—it would reduce system wide energy costs and deliver bill savings to all ratepayers, with no cost shift to people who don’t sign up.The analysis modeled the deployment of 5.4 gigawatts of local, ...
A new analysis of economic impact reports from across the country shows that community solar could unlock more than $120 billion in economic activity nationwide¹—and states have only begun to tap into that potential.As electricity demand climbs sharply due to AI data centers, electrification, and extreme weather, state leaders are facing a dual challenge: adding capacity quickly while delivering ...
Vesper Energy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 10, 2025, to celebrate the commercial operation of its flagship energy project, Hornet Solar, which is now fully operational. The event marks a major milestone not only for Vesper Energy, but also for Texas as a national leader in solar energy production.Hornet Solar includes over 1.36 million modules and spans more than six square miles in ...
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) launched "Multi-Occupant Solar," a pioneering program that transforms how tenants of multi-unit buildings can access and benefit from solar energy. This groundbreaking initiative addresses a long-standing barrier in clean energy adoption by enabling customers to share in the advantages of on-site solar power where they live and work."Multi-Occupant Solar represents a ...
SolarBank Corporation recently announced its plans to develop a 4.3 MW DC ground-mount solar power project known as the Glen Rd project on a site located in upstate New York. With a secured site lease and interconnection study underway, the project is another key addition to SolarBank’s expanding development pipeline—which exceeds one gigawatt—as well as the Company’s ...
An experiment is underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that could change how communities generate and distribute power in the future.The city, with voters’ strong support, is launching its own sustainable energy utility. This new utility won’t replace DTE Energy, the local investor-owned power company, or even use DTE’s wires.Instead, Ann Arbor will slowly build out a whole new modern power system, ...
After intensive planning and construction work, the extension to the assembly hall and new social wing at Bellmer GapCon in Willich was completed and officially opened. The capacity of the existing assembly halls at Bellmer GapCon had clearly reached its limits and the assembly of large machines, especially turbo winders, was becoming increasingly difficult due to the limited space. Renting ...
Zanzibar’s state-owned utility is holding a tender for the development of an 18 MW solar project on the southern end of the archipelago off Tanzania’s coast. The application deadline is Jan. 31, 2025. ...
Xinyi Solar says it expects a 70% to 80% profit decline for the year ending Dec. 31, 2024, due to low market prices, higher plant suspension costs, and inventory writedowns. ...
Canada should focus on building mass utility-scale solar mega-projects to kickstart its green energy transition, according to a new report from Simon Fraser University's Clean Energy Research Group. The recommendation comes from a new paper published in the journal Solar Compass which looks at the current state of solar power and compares the benefits of both mass-scale projects and smaller, ...
Spanish renewables firm Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA (BME:SLR) announced on Thursday its progress towards achieving 3,063 MW of installed solar power capacity by the end of 2025, as part of its broader 14.3-GW target for 2028. Currently, Solaria operates 1,658 MW of installed solar capacity in Spain and is building an additional 1,405 MW, including its inaugural projects in Italy. This ...
Due to supportive policies and favourable economics, the world’s renewable power capacity is expected to surge over the rest of this decade, with global additions on course to roughly equal the current power capacity of China, the European Union, India and the United States combined, according to a new IEA report out this week.The Renewables 2024 report, the IEA’s flagship annual publication on ...
Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) filed comments on proposed rules for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit as it transitions to the technology-neutral tax credit structure in 2025. Under the proposed rule, beginning in 2025, storage assets will no longer qualify for the benefit, presenting red tape and headaches for residential and community solar companies and storage ...
Octopus Energy’s generation arm makes its latest move into US renewables, with two investments to ramp up new solar power development in North America’s booming green energy market.It marks the next move in Octopus’ $2bn plan to power up America’s green energy revolution and comes just three months after it made its first ever renewables investments stateside with the acquisition of solar farms ...
What will be your reaction if you know your solar panels are producing 20% less electricity than their capacity? it won’t be happier moment for any owner. But this happens when you do not clean your solar panels in Lahore regularly. The John Perlin, the Renewable Energy Scholar and Author of “Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy” write in his book that the ...
sonnen, a leader in smart energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) technology and ES Solar, a contractor renowned for their leadership in establishing a grid harmonized VPP business model for solar and energy storage, this week announced initial results following the launch of their “Go Back” program, an innovative new VPP business model enabled by Rocky Mountain Power (RMP), targeting ...