Low Carbon secures 10-year PPA in Canada
Power purchase agreement for 10 GWh per year signed for UK developer’s first solar project in Canada. Low Carbon’s 9 MW Lethbridge 1 providing electricity to Deep Sky Alpha site in Alberta.
Oversized solar farm keeps lights on until midnight
A massive 2.4 GW solar power plant with a 2:1 DC-to-AC ratio, coupled with six hours of energy storage, has been approved in northern Oregon.
EDF Renewables, Enbridge switch on 577 MW of solar in US
EDF Renewables and Enbridge have launched the 577 MW Fox Squirrel Solar project in Ohio. It provides renewable energy to Amazon as the US state’s largest operational solar farm.
Jackery debuts Solar Roof Tile at CES 2025
In a first for the US market, curved rooftop solar tiles are available in obsidian or terra-cotta red from Jackery.
The impact of wildfires on PV power generation
Scientists have quantified the impact of wildfires on the availability of direct normal irradiance and global horizontal irradiance at the state, regional, and national levels in the United States. They have found that direct irradiance is more sensitive to smoke than the PV-relevant global horizontal irradiance.
California winery installs solar with dual-axis tracking
A winery California will cover 95% of its electricity needs with a solar array that tilts on two axes to follow direct sunlight through the day.
EcoFlow launches residential energy management system
At CES 2025, EcoFlow has launched its Oasis energy management platform, which uses AI to optimize home energy consumption, storage, and solar power use.
US reservoirs could host up to 1,042 GW of floating solar
Federally controlled reservoirs could generate 861 GW to 1,042 GW of floating solar power across the United States, according to a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Kinematics acquires Spanish solar tracking controller specialist
The acquisition of P4Q brings Kinematics expertise in full-stack electronics, including its tracker controls brand, Suntrack.
Tesla smashes its own records with big increase in energy storage deployments in 2024
Tesla’s energy storage deployments broke its own year-on-year records in 2024, for another consecutive year.
