SEIA and Standard Solar host Maryland legislators at community solar project

Commercial and community solar developer Standard Solar and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) hosted U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and other government and industry leaders for a site visit and guided tour of…

Total U.S. energy storage installs rise in Q2, but residential dips because of supply shortages

According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business, and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest “U.S. Energy Storage Monitor” report, 345 MW of new energy storage systems were brought online in the second quarter of 2021. Quarterly…

Greenbacker Acquires Its Largest Solar Project in Michigan

A wholly owned subsidiary of Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (GREC), an owner and operator of sustainable infrastructure and energy efficiency projects, has purchased the 41 MW…

Green Stream Contracts with KMB for Solar Feasibility Study

Green Stream Holdings Inc. has re-engaged KMB Design Group LLC, a photovoltaic design and engineering solutions provider, to provide…

September 2021 Issue: United States vs. China: The Silicon Solar Battle

By SPW | September 3, 2021 Solar’s role in Biden’s plan to “Build Back Better” The Biden Administration has placed significant emphasis on its Build Back Better Agenda, a plan to create jobs, cut taxes and lower costs for working…

Burns & McDonnell constructing 250 MW of solar in Wisconsin

Burns & McDonnell is providing the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for three Alliant Energy solar projects in Wisconsin totaling 250 MW. The projects include Bear Creek (50-MWac/64-MWdc), North Rock (50-MWac/64-MWdc)…

Report finds new solar projects — not grid operators — are paying for upgrades to transmission network

A new study from ICF Resources on behalf of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) released today on interconnection projects in the Midwest and Great Plains finds that wind and solar projects are being asked to pay for the entirety…

Solar Steel Supplies Trackers for Naturgy Projects in Spain

Gonvarri Solar Steel has been awarded several projects with Naturgy to supply and install 144 MW of its TracSmarT+1V single-row and…

Heliene to expand Minnesota solar panel assembly facility to 550 MW total capacity

North American solar panel assembler Heliene has announced a $21 million investment into a new manufacturing facility in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, located adjacent to its existing facility at the former Silicon Energy factory. Once completed…

DOE’s Study Offers Vision for a Zero-carbon Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the Solar Futures Study detailing the significant role solar will play in decarbonizing the nation’s power grid. The study shows that…