SunPower Corp. recently announced the closing of a new program with Bank of the West which will provide SunPower commercial dealers with a new financing option as part of a one-stop-shop complete solution. Bank of the West contracts and servicing will be private-labeled as SunPower...
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Pacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy, only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali said this week that he plans to outline his...
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A German research team has developed a new photovoltaic-electrochemical device for alkaline water electrolysis. The prototype has an initial solar‐to‐hydrogen efficiency of approximately 7.7%.Researchers at Germany’s Jülich Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-5) have created a photovoltaic–electrochemical (PV-EC) water-splitting device powered by solar energy....
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Researchers have proposed a new battery performance standard for Australia and possibly the world. If adopted, the standard could clarify consumer confusion around which energy storage system is right for them.
From pv magazine Australia
For many of us, the last two months have felt like two...
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Bill Gates and Breakthrough Energy see enhanced transmission as facilitating electrification and grid reliability. Increasing transmission development at the “seams” between regions could save consumers more than $47 billion and return more than $2.50 on every dollar invested.From pv magazine USA
The American Council on Renewable...
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8minute Solar Energy has executed a power purchase agreement with Monterey Bay Community Power Authority (MBCP) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) on the Aratina Solar Center, a 250-MWdc/200-MWac, 150-MWh solar plus storage project. “Community Choice Energy providers across California are taking proactive and ambitious...
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced plans on Tuesday to develop an offshore wind port on an artificial island along the Delaware River, potentially giving the state a leg up in the race to attract offshore wind jobs and manufacturers.
The New Jersey Wind Port, which is unlike anything...
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Veteran roofer and solar installer PetersenDean filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June with the intention of reorganizing its business and debt.
The California-based company released a statement Tuesday citing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic as the motivation for the claim. The company’s leads had...
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The US solar industry’s largest trade show goes hybrid, with a virtual and outdoor event at the Las Vegas Convention Center Oct. 21-22 — and organizers say, no swag, please.From pv magazine USA.
North America Smart Energy Week — aka Solar Power International (SPI) — is...
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SolarPower Europe has predicted the volume of new PV capacity added this year will be 4% less than last year’s figure because of the Covid-19 crisis. At the end of 2019, the world had topped 630 GW of solar. For 2020, around 112 GW of...
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