Nautilus Solar Energy, an owner-operator of solar projects throughout the United States, opened one of Maryland’s largest community solar projects that will provide 54% of its power generated to low-to-moderate income (LMI) residents. Located in Kingsville, the 1.8-MW project brings access to clean, solar energy...
Read MoreMaxeon Solar Technologies is expanding its AC-module line with the launch of the Performance 3 AC panel. The new Performance 3 AC panel will be sold under the SunPower brand name to residential customers through authorized installation dealers starting in Q3 2021. “Maxeon 5 AC...
Read MoreAnil Kottantharayil currently leads the Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Science, as well as the Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He works on high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells, the impact of dust on solar panels, and the...
Read MoreThere’s talking the talk, there’s walking the walk, and then there’s walking the walk on water. Earlier this year at US President Joe Biden’s Virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the city-state would need to “innovate and use technology...
Read MoreMark Jacobson, director of the atmosphere/energy program at Stanford University, has developed roadmaps for 143 countries to meet 100% of their energy demand from power generated by wind, water, and sunlight. In every case, these roadmaps promise major reductions in energy costs, while mitigating the...
Read MoreWith projects in many PV markets aging past the 10-year mark – with major leaps in technology having occurred in that time – revamping is a popular topic among asset owners. pv magazine spoke with Asier Ukar, general manager of the Spanish subsidiary of German...
Read MoreStrata Clean Energy will be the first clean energy employer partner of this new program and is working with ApprenticeshipNC to develop a youth apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship program in Solar Operations and Maintenance. Located at Halifax Community College, the apprenticeship, the Halifax Lighthouse Solar...
Read MoreIt’s been a very intense year for America’s power grid. Across the country, the electricity system just faced another stress-test as extreme heat taxed power plants and grid operators in the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and New York. Since 2000, outages across the U.S. have increased by 67%. Is the power...
Read MoreThere were about eight years when climate tech was wandering in the wilderness, so to speak. It started after the Solyndra bankruptcy in 2011 and ended about two years ago, when the market began heating up again. During that time, people in this space examined the...
Read MoreSolMicroGrid announced plans to deploy a solar-enabled microgrid solution to provide energy resiliency and renewable energy to three Chick-fil-A restaurants in California. SolMicroGrid’s innovative systems address the issue of power outages and the need for greater renewable energy. Through a combination of solar, natural gas...
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