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Spokane deploys Washington’s first solar permit software, SolarAPP+

Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus (SolarAPP+) was developed by NREL to allow for instantaneous permit review of residential applications, typically saving two weeks.

New England’s solar capacity forecasted to double over the next 10 years

New England solar power capacity is expected to nearly double in the next 10 years, according to forecasts from New England’s independent system operator, ISO New England.

Puerto Rico can hit 100% renewables by 2050 with ‘significant’ investments, report finds

While it is technically feasible for Puerto Rico to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050, significant system upgrades and investments are needed.

DOE increases funding and support for community clean energy program

In addition to the increased funding and support, DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the first Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) annual report, which highlights more than 200 communities across the United States that have participated in the program.

Great Lakes are promising for wind energy, NREL says

The great lakes have an estimated capacity of 160 GW for fixed-bottom turbines, and 415 GW for floating wind systems.

DOE competition aims to advance wind turbine materials recycling

While most of a wind turbine’s mass can be recycled, the remaining 10%-15%, composed of fiber-reinforced composites and rare earth elements, are still unrecyclable.

DOE storm runoff tool aims to help solar developers

PV-SMaRT Runoff Calculator is meant to be used by developers and regulators to better understand how solar farms affect stormwater runoff….

Novel approach could streamline perovskite solar cell process

The NREL team produced a solar cell that retained more than 90% of its initial efficiency after 1,200 hours of continuous operation….

Solar developers may benefit from a new stormwater calculator

Factors such as soil compaction, soil depth, ground cover establishment, and the distance between solar arrays often are not included in solar permitting regula…

Scientists advance novel perovskite solar cell process

The new approach produced a wide-bandgap solar cell with an efficiency of greater than 20% and 1.33-volt photovoltage and little change in efficiency over 1,100…

NREL targets small wind turbine developers with funding

The awards are intended to help manufacturers of wind turbines less than 1 MW in capacity to optimize their designs to reduce costs….

Market volatility led NREL to develop two benchmark tools to measure solar and energy storage prices….

5 steps to attract and retain talent in wind energy

The NREL researchers found that experience, geography, and hands-on training all played key roles in attracting and retaining talent….

The crush of solar interconnection requests challenges utilities as each application requires a technical evaluation to assess the potential grid impacts of the…

Want to boost solar PV output? Give modules more room, NREL says

The greatest improvements came in climates with low average annual ambient temperatures and moderate to high average annual wind speeds….