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How varied energy storage can enable a low-cost renewable energy future

As the power grid progresses toward being sourced with 100% renewable energy, storage becomes critical to operating reliably and cost-effectively. Research at the National...

Policy will determine if Biden’s community solar push succeeds

The Biden administration and its Department of Energy (DOE) has set a target to power 5 million homes by 2025 with community solar, with...

Highway-side solar could produce 36 TWh annually

Research published by the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas at Austin and nonprofit group The Ray has led to a partnership...

Maine city, school district subscribe to 2.3 MW of community solar

The Town of Wells and the Wells Ogunquit Community School District have signed a Net Energy Billing Agreement with Boston-based solar provider Nexamp. Under...

Upstate New York landfill will soon host 7-MW community solar array

New Energy Equity announced the closing of a 7-MWDC solar project with National Energy Development. Located in the Village of Depew, New York, the...

Nonprofits create new tool to study solar project potential on roadside land

Research published by the Webber Energy Group (WEG) at the University of Texas at Austin, and by The Ray, a nonprofit studying technologies that...

DOE funds research aiming to make solar projects last 50 years

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) today awarded nearly $40 million to 40 projects that are advancing the next generation of solar, storage and...

Solar PPA prices may continue to increase until new supply chains emerge

Last year marked a significant change in the U.S. renewables landscape, as solar power purchase agreement (PPA) offer prices rose consistently in 2020. Q4...

Solar energy will soon power about one-third of University of Kentucky’s electricity

The University of Kentucky has entered into an agreement with its electricity provider, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), to purchase 44% of the output of...

Targeted marketing, more supportive policies could boost low-income solar adoption

Low- and moderate-income (LMI) households are less likely to install rooftop solar photovoltaics, and policymakers, stakeholders, and community leaders are calling for a more...

Distributed energy wins a spot in PGE’s resource plan

Oregon-based Portland General Electric said it plans to decrease greenhouse gas emissions from its generating resources by at least 80% by 2030, 90% by...

A shift in focus is coming for a DOE loan program

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has issued more than $35 billion in loans and loan guarantees for more than 30...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...