Small-scale Solar News
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IEA Report: Renewable Power on Course to Shatter More Records
Global additions of renewable power capacity are expected to jump by a third this year as growing policy momentum, higher fossil fuel prices and energy security concerns drive strong deployment of solar PV and wind power, according to the latest update from the International Energy Agency. The growth is set to continue next year with the world’s total renewable electricity capacity rising to 4 ...
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Renewable Energy Sector Defies Supply Chain Challenges to Hit a Record First-Half For New Investment
Global investment in renewable energy totaled $226 billion in the first half of 2022, setting a new record for the first six months of a year. The uptick in investment reflects an acceleration in demand for clean energy supplies to tackle the ongoing global energy and climate crises, according to Renewable Energy Investment Tracker 2H 2022, a new report published by research firm BloombergNEF ...
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EcoPhi receives RES funding to commercialize its innovative digitalization solutions for renewable energy projects in Kenya
For the development of the Kenyan market, EcoPhi was selected as a participant in the RES program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action within the framework of the Export Initiative Energy. Renewable energies play a very important role in the expansion of energy supply in rural regions worldwide – also in Kenya. They are a driver for sustainable economic ...
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Next Phase of Grid Transformation Plan Approved for Dominion Energy Virginia Customers
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) recently (Jan 7) approved, subject to certain requirements, Phase II of the Grid Transformation Plan (GT Plan), the Company's ten-year plan to transform the electric distribution grid. This approval aligns with the customer-focused, state regulated utility framework in Virginia. That framework has resulted in nationally leading decarbonization ...
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Dominion Energy Proposes Largest Expansion of Solar and Energy Storage for Benefit of Customers
In its second annual clean energy filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed the largest group yet of new solar and energy storage projects in Virginia for the benefit of its customers. The proposed projects are another significant step toward achieving the goals of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). The proposal includes 11 ...
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EU Commission Approves 5.7 Billion French Scheme to Support Production of Electricity From Small Solar Installations on Buildings
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a 5.7 billion French aid scheme to support renewable electricity production from small solar installations located on buildings. The measure will help France achieve its 2030 target of producing 33% of its energy needs from renewable sources and will contribute to the European objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, ...
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Dominion Energy Virginia Focusing on Second Phase of Grid Transformation Plan
Dominion Energy Virginia customers will continue to experience more reliable service, new tools to manage energy usage, and greater access to clean energy sources as efforts continue on the Company's ten-year plan to transform the electric distribution grid. With Phase I of the Grid Transformation Plan (GT Plan) currently underway, Dominion Energy Virginia is now focusing its efforts on the ...
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Mass Megawatts (OTC:MMMW) Anticipates Early 2021 Form 10 Filing and Aims to Achieve OTCQB Status
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC:MMMW) hopes to achieve all the qualifications required to be on “ The Venture Market “ of the OTC Markets, also known as the OTCQB. Companies trading on the OTCQB must follow standards to improve transparency. The OTCQB is operated through OTC link, an inter-dealer quotation and trading system developed by OTC Markets Group. In other related news ...
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In 2021 we plan to double our current revenues
Solar MEMS has established itself as one of the leading suppliers of solar sensors in the global aerospace market. It’s technology is used in over 40 countries and it is collaborating with the main actors in this sector, such as NASA, ESA and Airbus OneWeb Satellites. This is due to its young team with fresh ideas, initiative and the desire to take on new challenges. We are interviewing ...
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Mass Megawatts with Best Cash Position in Years Being Critical Toward Producing Initial Patent Pending Solar Tracker Sales
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC:MMMW) announces progress toward initial new product corporate growth objectives. It can be achieved with additional cash made recently available to the company. The ability to move forward with the growth of new product manufacturing and a few small commercial sales of the new solar tracker product brings a new level of optimism in gaining some traction with ...
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Roller Die is Open and Taking Orders for Just in Time Delivery
Many of our customers are interested in having their parts supplied on a just-in-time basis, allowing them to keep inventory low and flex to respond to market demand. Serving OEM and tier one automotive companies, as well as appliance manufacturers, and many others, our team works with a customer’s purchasing and production departments to lock in projected demand, purchase material, and ...
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Unicorn Intelligent Water-Free Solar Panel Cleaning Robot
Unicorn is a revolution in water-free solar panel cleaning technology, which not only provided you the flexibility to choose the cleaning frequency based on your need, but also differentiates dust from bird droppings or panel breakage. It is selfcleaning, self-powered providing high reliability of cleaning thereby ensuring improved efficiency. It is suited for both roof top and ground mount ...
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Spruce Finance Acquires 31.3 MW of Residential Solar Assets
Spruce Finance has completed its most significant solar portfolio acquisition to date. Spruce’s purchase of 5,864 rooftop solar assets totaling 31.3 MW from funds managed by Atalaya Capital Management not only provides meaningful growth to its portfolio but also expands the assets serviced by its independent subsidiary, Energy Service Experts. The acquisition expands Spruce’s solar ...
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Unicorn Intelligent Water-Free Solar Panel Cleaning Robot
Unicorn is a revolution in water-free solar panel cleaning technology, which not only provided you the flexibility to choose the cleaning frequency based on your need, but also differentiates dust from bird droppings or panel breakage. It is selfcleaning, self-powered providing high reliability of cleaning thereby ensuring improved efficiency. It is suited for both roof top and ground mount farms ...
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NEXTracker Awarded Next Wave of Solar Projects in Australia Due to High Performance Features, Bifacial Optimization, and Proven Execution
NEXTracker™, a Flex company, today announced that 3 gigawatts (GW) of its award-winning smart solar trackers have been delivered or under fulfillment in Australia as the utility, distributed generation (DG) and commercial and industrial (C&I) solar market continues to grow. NEXTracker continues to expand its presence locally and in Asia Pacific out of its location in Manly, also known ...
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University of Waterloo Researchers Develop a Better Way to Harness the Power of Solar Panels
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a way to better harness the volume of energy collected by solar panels. In a new study, the researchers developed an algorithm that increases the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic (PV) system and reduces the volume of power currently being wasted due to a lack of effective controls.“We’ve developed an algorithm to further boost the power ...
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Chile: Interest in small solar parks grows
Cap Vert's 3.6 MW San Francisco project is located in the municipality of Colina, Chacabuco province. Cap Vert Energie According to the November’s monthly report on renewables, published by the National Energy Commission (CNE) of Chile, local environmental authority SEA accepted six new solar projects for review in October, totaling 54 MW. Each of the projects has a capacity of 9 ...
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US to fund 15 high-temperature CSP projects; Iberdrola sells CSP plant to biomass generator
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $12 million of federal funding to 15 projects that will research high-temperature CSP components and systems, the DOE announced October 23. "These projects will develop materials and designs for collectors, power cycles, and thermal transport systems that can withstand temperatures greater than 700 degrees Celsius (C) while being ...
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What Are Schools Doing to Go Green?
In many ways, schools are a natural fit for solar power They tend to require electricity only during the day, when the sun is shining, and they often have ample space on their roofs and grounds for solar panels. More than 5,500 schools across the country have installed solar power arrays to help power their buildings, the Solar Energy Industries Association said in a report last year. That' s ...
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Renewables Over 20% of U.S. Electrical Generation
Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for more than one-fifth (20.05%) of net domestic electrical generation during the first third of 2018, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of data released this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In addition, the latest issue of EIA's "Electric Power Monthly" (with data through ...
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