Microgrids – Solar

Agrivoltaics: It’s a squeal! Sheep and pigs are saving money by managing vegetation

Energy Support Services (ESS), a wholly owned subsidiary of New Energy Equity, LLC, has launched an agrivoltaics solution with DSD Renewables (DSD) for managing vegetation at a DSD solar energy site in Winchester, Virginia by allowing the farm animals to graze in the area.

Microgrids seen as crucial to sidestep EV charging roadblocks, survey finds

06.14.2024

Xendee, a design and operation platform for distributed energy systems and Electric Vehicle (EV) fast-charging infrastructure, released the findings of its 2024 Commercial EV Charging Market Survey, the second in the series of annual research studies.

Nation’s largest microgrid transit depot breaks ground in Maryland

06.14.2024

By 2035, the depot is projected to accommodate 200 zero-emissions buses, most powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

Weather might damage solar panels more than our models predict

06.12.2024

kWh Analytics, a clean energy insurance provider, released its 6th annual Solar Risk Assessment, a comprehensive report designed to provide an objective and data-driven evaluation of solar risk.

Some solar suppliers increased prices for the first time in years amid AD/CVD petition, bifacial import duties

06.11.2024

Pricing insights from 95% of U.S. Solar Module Market signal the impact of AD/CVD petition and import duties.

US breaks record for solar module manufacturing in Q1 2024, eclipses 200 GW capacity

06.06.2024

The United States added 11 GW of new solar module manufacturing and 11.8 GW of new solar capacity in Q1 2024, per a new report.

NERC: Poor models, studies to blame for renewable energy reliability issues

06.05.2024

NERC found that 10 large-scale grid disturbances on the bulk power system since 2016 involved the “widespread and unexpected” reduction of nearly 15,000 MW of inverter-based resource output, including 10,000 MW in the past four years.

FTC Solar’s new automatic hail stow solution aims to protect solar panels from the elements

The solution integrates meteorological data to automatically adjust the positioning of solar panels to reduce the risk of hail-related damage….

California is on the front lines of a climate war we cannot afford to lose

Scale co-founder Tim Hade shares his philosophy on the war against climate change ahead of his keynote speech at GridTECH Connect Forum….

The United States surpasses 5 million solar installations

According to data released by SEIA and Wood Mackenzie, more than half of all U.S. installations have come online since 2020….

DOE, CAISO workshops to explore interconnection innovation at GridTECH Connect California

At the upcoming GridTECH Connect California forum event, attendees will have the chance to hear from the Department of Energy (DOE)’s experts in the interconnec…

Interconnection in California: 5 can’t-miss GridTECH Connect sessions

The event will be hosted in Newport Beach, California June 24-26 in partnership with the Department of Energy….

Solar EV charging solution to grid constraints

As constrained grids potentially hamper EV charging, renewable off-grid microgrids may present a solution, finds research from IDTechEx….

The interconnection event: GridTECH Connect Forum – California agenda is live!

The interconnection event GridTECH Connect Forum has published session content for its upcoming stop in Newport Beach, California….

GridTECH Connect Forum expands to welcome utility-scale interconnection projects

The interconnection conference GridTECH Connect Forum is expanding to include projects of all sizes, from DG to utility-scale….

GridTECH Connect Forum – California opens call for interconnection content

GridTECH Connect Forum assembles a diverse group of energy stakeholders to collaboratively improve the critical issue of interconnection….