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Markets & Policy
New approach to automating peer-to-peer renewables distribution Sony lab and LF Energy are developing a new approach to enable peer-to-peer microgrid energy trading, so remote communities can store and distribute energy without connecting to large-scale power stations or distribution grids.
David Wagman
Feb 17, 2021
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Applications & Installations
First Solar sells 900 MW of PV in US market First Solar has sold off U.S. solar projects, including 200 MW scheduled to go into service in June, as well as 700 MW of capacity in early-stage development.
David Wagman
Feb 16, 2021
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Applications & Installations
First Solar sells 10 GW solar pipeline for $261 million The deal includes the Rabbitbrush, Madison, Oak Trail, Horizon, and Ridgely projects, which are expected to start construction in the United States in the next two years, and the 30 MW Barilla Solar project, which is operational.
David Wagman
Jan 25, 2021
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Applications & Installations
Canada launches RFP to buy new clean electricity The RFP covers government buildings in the province of Alberta.
David Wagman
Jan 21, 2021
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Applications & Installations
Innovative PPA debuts in US solar sector Proxy generation power purchase agreements, which were first used with wind projects, manage weather-related risks by settling energy transfers based on a proxy generation index, rather than on actual metered generation. Operational risk shifts from buyer to seller.
David Wagman
Jan 11, 2021
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Applications & Installations
Could agrivoltaics feed demand for clean energy? Agrivoltaics could result in more food, more energy, lower water demand, lower carbon emissions, and more prosperous rural communities, says an Oregon State University researcher. He plans to build a farm to prove the point.
David Wagman
Jan 07, 2021
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Applications & Installations
US utility seeks proposal to build 500 MW of solar at a retiring coal plant Xcel Energy wants to build solar projects of at least 75 MW that interconnect to the existing infrastructure at its Sherco plant in Minnesota.
David Wagman
Jan 06, 2021
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Applications & Installations
Fluence gains investor to help drive energy storage growth AES and Siemens will remain major shareholders and will continue to support Fluence’s long-term growth. The company currently has 2.4 GW of projects deployed or awarded across 24 countries and territories worldwide.
David Wagman
Dec 31, 2020
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Applications & Installations
About 9.7 GW of large-scale PV set for 2021 delivery in US market Across the United States, more than three dozen solar projects with nameplate capacities of at least 100 MW are set to enter service in 2021. The Texas oil patch is on track to host the largest of them.
David Wagman
Dec 29, 2020
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