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Long Island accounts for around one-third of New York's installed solar capacity.

Solar Developers Smell Trouble on Long Island as Offshore Wind Arrives

New York is one of the country’s most promising community solar markets. Developers warn it may never take off on Long Island.

10 hours ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Equinor has begun investing in onshore renewables projects in South America. (Credit: Equinor)

Equinor Considers Larger Role in US Renewables

The Norwegian oil giant has screened onshore renewables investments and is watching California’s future floating wind market.

16 hours ago by Karl-Erik Stromsta

PG&E's intentional power outages left millions without electricity.

California Regulators Launch Investigation Into PG&E’s Fire-Prevention Blackouts

The bankrupt utility could be hit with millions of dollars of additional fines for its communication breakdowns and planning failures.

11 hours ago by Jeff St. John

Vestas: Renewables Sector Should Be ‘Outraged’ at Footing the Bill for Grid Upgrades

Senior executive at the world’s leading wind turbine supplier thinks fossil fuel companies should cover the investments needed for a flexible grid.

14 hours ago by John Parnell

Developers warned of supply constraints if the OEMs were locked out of the U.S. market. (Hanwha Q Cells)

US Trade Court Sides With Longi, Jinko, REC in Solar Patent Infringement Case

A trade squabble between Hanwha Q Cells and some of the world’s largest PV manufacturers appears to be resolved in the all-important U.S. market.

1 day ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

GTM Squared Insights

Tesla and the Subtle Art of Turning Promise Into Reality

1 week ago by Julian Spector

Solar’s Place in the Energy Transition: Bigger, Clearer, Stronger Than Ever

1 week ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Virginia’s Democratic Sweep and Its Implications for Dominion Energy’s Future

6 days ago by Jeff St. John

November 12, 2019 Solar

Bifacial Solar Is Ready for Prime Time

1 by GTM Creative Strategies

A Powerwall in a Colchester, Vermont home. (Credit: Green Mountain Power)

November 7, 2019 Energy Storage

Batteries vs. Blackouts: 1,100 Homes Powered Through Vermont Outage With Storage

24 by Julian Spector

End of an era: SunPower's days as a globally significant PV manufacturer are numbered.

November 11, 2019 Solar

SunPower to Spin Off Manufacturing Business in Major Strategic Shift

4 by Karl-Erik Stromsta

ESS' recent cash injection is a bright spot for flow batteries.

11.04.19 Energy Storage

Flow Batteries Struggle in 2019 as Lithium-Ion Marches On

58 by Jason Deign

Natural gas is now by far the largest source of U.S. electricity generation.

11.08.19

Rethinking Future Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure

39 by Bruce Nilles and Mark Dyson

EV battery packs are functionally similar to stationary systems but much larger.

11.08.19 Grid Edge

Will Your EV Keep the Lights On When the Grid Goes Down?

32 by Justin Gerdes

11.12.19 Solar 1

Bifacial Solar Is Ready for Prime Time

Better system economics, higher energy yield, and more robust modeling and field data are driving demand for bifacial solar modules.

by GTM Creative Strategies

11.14.19 Policy 0

This month's off-year election results look positive for clean energy policy.

One Year Out: Polls, Election Results and Climate Issues Amid the News ‘Confetti’

On this week’s Political Climate: the state of play for climate and energy issues with less than a year until the 2020 election.

by Julia Pyper

11.14.19 Energy 0

Are lenders pushing their flooding risk onto taxpayers?

Climate Risk, Part 3: The Underwater Mortgage Market

In this episode of The Interchange, the final installment of our series on climate risk.

by Stephen Lacey

11.13.19 Grid Edge 0

Smart inverters will serve as the interconnection point for various distributed energy resources.

EnergyHub and SMA Make Cross-DER Aggregation a Reality for Utilities

Pilot project with utility Arizona Public Service to show how smart inverters can serve as grid stabilizers in solar- and EV-rich markets like California.

by Jeff St. John

10.26.19 PODCASTS

Who’s Trying to Re-Kill the Electric Car?

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: It’s the oil industry versus the world.

by Stephen Lacey

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11.13.19 Energy 20

Mark Gainsborough, EVP, Shell New Energies

Shell New Energies EVP: Hydrogen Subsidies Will Pay Off, Just Like They Did for Solar

Shell’s Mark Gainsborough on renewables, hydrogen and bringing together the oil giant’s burgeoning family of clean-energy businesses.

by John Parnell

11.13.19 Solar 0

With soaring demand for energy, West Texas is a hotbed of wind and solar development.

Orsted Brings 460MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project to Texas Oil Country

The offshore wind leader is flexing its muscles in U.S. onshore renewables following its acquisition of Lincoln Clean Energy.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

11.12.19 Solar 1

Sunrun has met or exceeded its deployment guidance every quarter this year.

Sunrun Sales Outpace Installations in Q3 as Labor Crunch Hits Home

The undisputed U.S. home solar market leader fell behind on its annual installation goal in a tight California job market.

by Julian Spector

11.12.19 Grid Edge 1

Should utilities invest in permanent microgrids or more temporary solutions? (Credit: Duke)

Will PG&E’s Blackouts Catalyze California’s Microgrid Market?

Community-scale microgrids are stuck between possibility and execution. Despite their obvious benefits in outage-prone California, hurdles remain.

by Julian Spector

11.12.19 Policy 3

Tracking Progress on 100% Clean Energy Targets

Clean electricity programs are proliferating across U.S. states, cities and even utilities. But not all 100% targets are alike.

by Julia Pyper

Long-Duration Storage On the March, but There’s a Lengthy Road Ahead

GTM Squared

Long-Duration Storage On the March, but There’s a Lengthy Road Ahead

Reflections from Energy Storage North America and an up-close look at a real-life flow battery.

by Julian Spector | November 12, 2019

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11.12.19 1

California's recent power shutoffs are seen as an opportunity for home solar and battery companies.

Vivint Launches Solar-Storage PPA in California, Citing Wildfire-Related Demand

Vivint Solar has been slower to pair batteries with PV than its rivals Sunrun and Tesla, but now the game is changing in California and beyond.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

11.11.19 Solar 2

Why Smaller Might Be Better for Concentrated Solar Power

Changes to designs and operating models could help bring CSP back into the conversation.

by Jason Deign

11.11.19 Solar 4

SunPower to Spin Off Manufacturing Business in Major Strategic Shift

A new global PV manufacturer is born — Maxeon Solar — with the backing of China’s Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

Inside Google’s Record-Setting ‘Reverse Auction’ for Renewables

GTM Squared

Inside Google’s Record-Setting ‘Reverse Auction’ for Renewables

Google recently netted 1.2 gigawatts of solar and wind in four hour-long auctions. In the old days, that kind of capacity would have taken months to negotiate.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | November 11, 2019

11.11.19 Energy Storage 0

Moixa is looking to recreate its success in Japan in other storage-friendly markets.

After Rapid Success in Japan, Moixa Prepares for International Storage Push

U.K.-based energy storage developer Moixa plans to raise capital soon as it gears up for overseas expansion.

by John Parnell

11.08.19 3

California is seeking 3.3GW of grid capacity by 2023 to meet a looming shortfall.

California Demands 3.3GW of New Resources as Grid Shortfall Looms

Procurement is a boon for solar-storage, demand response and other clean resources, and it could forestall the last-ditch option of keeping coastal gas plants open.

by Jeff St. John

11.08.19 Solar 2

The U.S. renewables market, like many other industries, is grappling with trade policy uncertainty.

Court Temporarily Halts Trump Administration’s U-Turn on Bifacial Solar Modules

The bifacial solar module exemption lives to fight another day in a provisional win for developers like Invenergy.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Virginia’s Democratic Sweep and Its Implications for Dominion Energy’s Future

GTM Squared

Virginia’s Democratic Sweep and Its Implications for Dominion Energy’s Future

A 100 percent renewables target, a “solar freedom” bill and a rising challenge to Dominion’s control of state energy policy: Big changes are afoot in Virginia.

by Jeff St. John | November 8, 2019

11.08.19 Grid Edge 32

Will Your EV Keep the Lights On When the Grid Goes Down?

Home battery systems can help during power outages. So can the battery packs rolling around in electric vehicles.

by Justin Gerdes

11.08.19 39

Industry Perspective

Rethinking Future Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure

Cities and utilities across the United States are starting to reject natural gas — and not just for environmental reasons.

by Bruce Nilles and Mark Dyson