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In 2019, Amazon announced that Arlington, Virginia, would be home to its second headquarters, known as “HQ2.” In planning for this growth, one crucial focus area has been figuring out the best way to power what will eventually be a four-million-square-foot campus. And the answer was clear: with 100% renewable energy. This decision reflects Amazon’s […]
Encore Renewable Energy has brought aboard Doug MacDonald as engineering manager. MacDonald comes to Encore with more than 20 years of experience in renewable energy power systems and will add more in-house engineering expertise to further refine the commercial designs that define Encore’s success to date. /*** Advertisement ***/ Prior to joining Encore, Doug spent […]
Spread the love by Debra Fiakas, CFA The world needs more food. At least more of the food produced in the world’s fields needs to end up in the mouths of humans and their animal friends. According to the United Nations, the world’s farmers produce enough food to feed everyone, yet over 800 million people routinely go […]
Stem announced the launch of its new Stem Partner Program, which expands its existing solar partner network to include distributors, as well as major solar developers and certified partners that support solar + storage deployments. The company also announced the addition of leading U.S. commercial and residential solar distributors BayWa r.e. Solar Systems and Soligent […]
BayWa r.e. Solar Systems LLC and Soligent Distribution Added as First Distributor Partners Stem, Inc., the global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy storage services, announced today the launch of its new Stem Partner Program, which expands its existing solar partner network to include distributors, as well as major solar developers and certified partners that […]
Sense has been working with Landis+Gyr to ensure that Sense’s high-resolution processing can run as a software application on Revelo meters. At DistribuTECH, Sense (sense.com) will showcase innovation that is helping to transform the energy industry at the grid edge. At booth 4129, Sense will demonstrate high-resolution metering and real-time energy monitoring that will be […]
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is now accepting public comments on whether bifacial solar modules should continue to receive an exemption from the Section 201 tariff. Comments will be accepted online through Feb. 17, 2020. Bifacial modules expose solar cells on both sides of the solar panels Tariffs on all imported solar panels — not […]
From pv magazine USA. Solar module innovation is alive and well. We’ve seen an increase in efficiency of almost 50% from an industry standard 15%, to Longi recently setting a mono PERC record at 22.38%. Just last week, Trina took the “large wafer” concept from the lab to manufacturing line in less than a year. […]
French water management agency Société du Canal de Provence (SCP) is planning an innovative floating project to test its combination with a solar tracking system. The 250 kW project was awarded a fixed tariff in a special tender for innovative PV projects held by The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) in February 2018. The plant […]
An international research team is proposing a fuzzy logic approach for optimal site selection of large-scale wind, solar and hybrid wind-solar power projects. The new methodology is based on criterial components for energy optimization through climatological, topographic and human factors. January 29, 2020Emiliano Bellini Image: hpgruesen, pixabay Researchers from the University of Mauritius and Australia’s […]
