2021 PV Module Reliability Scorecard finds more quality failures as companies race to make powerful solar panels

Solar testing organization PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) today published its 2021 PV Module Reliability Scorecard — which is available for the first time in both an interactive digital format and as a free download at modulescorecard.pvel.com. The…

The Honnold Foundation donates 20-kW solar project to nonprofit rock climbing facility in Memphis

Memphis Rox (MR) and One Family Memphis (OFM), a nonprofit climbing facility and community center, the Honnold Foundation (HF), a solar energy access nonprofit founded in 2012 by prominent rock climber, Alex Honnold, and Southern Alliance…

LG collaborates with Sense to offer customers detailed data on solar generation, power usage

LG Electronics announced today its collaboration with Sense, the leading provider of home energy monitors for consumers, to deliver to LG residential solar customers detailed, real-time data on their homes’ solar generation and power usage…

Kohler Power enters clean energy backup market with line of LFP energy storage systems

Generator company Kohler Power is expanding into clean energy with a new line of energy storage systems, joining its generator competitor Generac in marketing to the residential solar customer. The 10-kWh Kohler Power Reserve energy storage…

Duke Energy, Swinerton bringing 22.6-MW solar project to North Carolina

Duke Energy has begun construction on the 22.6-MW Speedway Solar power plant in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Credit: Duke Energy The power plant will be about 77,000 Jinko bifacial modules with single-axis tracking and located on 185…

Have an LG Chem battery from 2017/2018? LG will replace it for free

LG Energy Solution (formerly LG Chem) has announced a replacement program for certain energy storage batteries manufactured between April 2017 and September 2018. LG is conducting this precautionary action after reported incidents of battery…

CleanChoice Energy now enrolling subscribers for 2-MW Maryland community solar project

CleanChoice Energy, a cleantech company that empowers people and businesses to access climate solutions, is accepting subscriptions for a 2-MW Dorchester County community solar project, Glassywing Solar. Once complete, the new community solar…

Power Factors now supports utility-scale storage in Drive platform

A containerized energy storage solution from ESS. Power Factors recently released support for the emerging class of utility-scale battery energy storage system assets in its Drive platform, empowering owners and operators to manage all their…

SEIA creates Storage Advocacy Network to boost policy support for new technology

Credit: Vistra SEIA is announcing a new venture to prioritize energy storage across policy advocacy, membership, research and events. The venture, called the Storage Advocacy Network, will be a formal branch of SEIA and serve as a national…

ACCIONA to install largest solar project in Kentucky

ACCIONA has received the go-ahead to construct its first Kentucky solar farm from the state’s siting board. The 188-MW Fleming County project is one of four in Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois that were part of a power purchase agreement with…