Solar Power International 2021 is canceled

Solar Energy Trade Shows (SETS) released a statement Friday that Solar Power International, Energy Storage International and Smart Energy Week was canceled because of destruction caused by Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in New Orleans…

Coalition of 347 diverse organizations sends letter to Gov. Newsom to preserve net metering

347 organizations representing a true grassroots movement — spanning business to housing to environmental advocacy groups, issued a statement of support to protect rooftop solar in California. The open letter signed by a diverse coalition…

Wireless networks hold the key to protecting utility solar projects

By SPW | September 3, 2021By Gian Schelling, renewables business development manager, Hitachi ABB Power Grids Developers across the country are building large-scale solar projects at an incredible pace, helping the industry do its part to…

EDF Renewables and Clean Power Alliance sign PPA for Desert Quartzite solar + storage project

EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) and Clean Power Alliance (CPA) announced the signing of a 15-year PPA for the Desert Quartzite Solar-plus-Storage project. The project, consisting of a 300-MWAC solar project coupled with a 600-MWh battery…

Solar Farm Financed by Corporate Carbon Offsets Breaks Ground

Clearloop has broken ground on its 1 MW solar farm in Jackson, Tenn. – a utility-scale solar farm directly financed by solar offsets. It is the first domestic solar project of its kind…

South Korean Steelmaker Supplies Array’s Global Solar Projects

Array Technologies, a manufacturer of ground-mounted systems used in solar energy projects, has entered into a multi-year supply arrangement with steelmaker POSCO to diversify and strengthen…

The best ground-mount solutions in solar

Solar Basics is a video series by Solar Power World created to help installers learn about the business, tools and tricks of the solar power trade. Solar installers have to navigate many unique soil requirements when working on ground-mount…

Solar developer completes multi-site project portfolio that was anything but easy

Developing utility-scale solar requires a plethora of preparations, from land easements and county permitting to coordinating interconnection and establishing renewable energy credits. Adapture Renewables, a developer based in Oakland, California,…

CALSSA sets fundraising goal of $1 million in September to defend net metering

Kicking off its largest fundraising campaign in history, the California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) has announced a goal of raising $1 million dollars in September to defend California’s position as the country’s leading…

Clearloop begins construction on utility-scale Tennessee solar project funded by small companies

Clearloop celebrated the groundbreaking of its 1-MW solar farm in Jackson, Tennessee, a utility-scale solar farm in the United States directly financed by solar offsets. Clearloop’s solar farm will provide enough clean energy to power 200…