California fast-tracks 4.6 GW battery project with 1.1 GW of solar
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the Darden Clean Energy Project, the first development to receive fast-track approval under its Opt-In Certification program. The project includes 1.1 GW of solar capacity and a battery energy storage system (BESS), designed to power 850,000 homes for four hours.
California’s regulatory war over rooftop solar
California’s rooftop solar industry faces renewed pressure as the state’s supreme court takes up a legal challenge to its controversial NEM 3.0 policy.
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.
Batteries set new output record in California
Amid industry turmoil, California has been setting new benchmarks for the volume of instantaneous electricity injected into the grid by the state’s battery and solar sites.
Controversial rooftop solar bill glides through California’s Appropriations Committee
The California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would renege more than a million commitments to the state’s rooftop solar customers.
The Hydrogen Stream: Sungrow starts world’s largest dual-tech green H2 plant
Sungrow Hydrogen has started production at China’s largest dual-tech green hydrogen project combining PEM and alkaline electrolyzers, while HNO International has partnered with Zhuhai Topower to pilot its modular hydrogen platform in China.
California proposes break to rooftop solar contracts, raising average bills $63
Over one million California homes that invested in rooftop solar may have their net metering contracts rescinded under the proposed bill AB 942.
California introduces bill to accelerate heat pump adoption
With California projected to fall two million installations short of its 2030 target, the bill aims to make installing heat pumps and HVAC systems faster and easier.
The challenge of truly clean-powered operations
Growing corporate interest in hourly matching power purchase agreements (PPAs) is expected to drive the pairing of PV, wind, and battery energy storage systems (BESS), with potential broader impacts on the energy procurement market, as Neil Ford reports.
Are robots coming for solar installer jobs?
Robots on solar sites are not new; they have been deployed to automate everything from operations and maintenance to inspection and cleaning. In recent months, there has been an uptick in interest in robots for installation, particularly among utility-scale solar developers dealing with staff shortages, safety concerns, rising costs, and pressure to build.
