Michael Puttré
Denmark’s TITAN Containers adds solar to ArcticStore cold units
TITAN Containers says its new ArcticStore Horizon cold storage units integrate solar generation, advanced insulation and lower-GWP refrigerants to cut electricity use by 55% compared with conventional refrigerated containers.
US study outlines gains and risks in agrivoltaic solar development
A new National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report says Massachusetts’ solar-on-farmland policy framework offers lessons for developers navigating both opportunity and regulatory complexity.
Solar tracker repowering emerges as key to sustaining older arrays
Aging utility-scale solar projects are driving interest in tracker repowering, while asset owners weigh costs against gains in performance and longevity.
Solar accounted for 70% of new global power capacity in 2024
A new IEEE report shows solar dominated new generation in 2024, with 70% of added global capacity from PV and record installations in China and the United States.
‘Grid in a box’ combines storage and solar PV modules for a microgrid in a 20 ft. container
Paired Power’s modular microgrid targets is assembly-free remote industrial and agricultural applications and rural electrification for Indigenous communities.
Element Resources to build hydrogen plant with solar, storage in California
Element Resources plans to build North America’s largest hydrogen plant in California, using solar and battery storage to enable round-the-clock production.
Propagation of lithium-ion fires is the real threat
Live fire tests aim to demonstrate physical containment technology.
Regulations, solar resources shaping growth of US energy storage
A new report from GridBeyond examines how regulations and solar resources drive prices in the United States.
NY utility approves battery storage project on shuttered US nuclear site
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has approved 79 MW and 50 MW battery storage projects in Suffolk County, New York state. It is granting Key Capture Energy capacity and dispatch rights under 20-year power purchase agreements (PPA).
Utility-scale BESS: Best practices to mitigate hazards
A report from Leeward Renewable Energy has investigated battery energy storage system (BESS) fires and other thermal runaway events to try and put them into context.
