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

Equinor Considers Larger Role in US Renewables

The Norwegian oil giant is screening onshore renewables investments and has its eye on California’s future floating wind market.

43 minutes ago by Karl-Erik Stromsta

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.

23 hours ago by John Parnell

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.

20 hours ago by Jeff St. John

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.

20 hours ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

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.

1 day ago by Karl-Erik Stromsta

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

5 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

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?

31 by Justin Gerdes

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

11.08.19

Rethinking Future Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure

30 by Bruce Nilles and Mark Dyson

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 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

11.12.19 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

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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11.12.19 Policy 2

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

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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

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 1

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

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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 31

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 30

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

11.08.19 Energy Storage 5

Mateo Jaramillo reflects on his long career in battery storage.

Watt It Takes: Form Energy’s Mateo Jaramillo on His Mission to Build Long-Duration Batteries

In this edition of our founder interview series, we profile a battery veteran who’s looking to the next big leap for storage.

by Stephen Lacey

11.08.19 Policy 3

Rep. Casten serves as co-chair of the New Democrat Coalition's Climate Change Task Force.

Rep. Sean Casten on the New Democrat Path to Fighting Climate Change

In this episode of Political Climate, we speak to a clean energy entrepreneur-turned-lawmaker leading the Democrats’ pro-market approach to climate policy.

by Julia Pyper

11.07.19 Wind 2

Vestas' service business accounts for around half its future contracted revenue.

Vestas Logs Strong Q3 Despite Price Pressure and Trade Woes

Orders, profit and revenue are all up year-over-year in Q3 after “stellar performance” in Vestas’ service segment.

by John Parnell

11.07.19 Energy Storage 24

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

Utility Green Mountain Power’s pilot programs paid off with clean, distributed backup power amid a statewide outage.

by Julian Spector

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

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

Sunrun Sales Outpace Installations in Q3 as Labor Crunch Hits Home

Elon Musk at Model Y Reveal: ‘This Is the Year of the Solar Roof and Powerwall’

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

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

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

Watt It Takes: Form Energy's Mateo Jaramillo on His Mission to Build Long-Duration Batteries

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

Vestas Logs Strong Q3 Despite Price Pressure and Trade Woes

Shell Buys Floating Wind Developer Eolfi

Pattern Energy Says 'Yes' to Canadian Takeover Offer

From Science Project to Money Maker: Energy Storage Hits Inflection Point

Rebuilding the Bahamas With Distributed Solar and Storage

Coalition of Automakers and Utilities Unveils Transportation Policy ‘Roadmap’

Lowering LCOE with Bifacial PERC Modules: a Case Study with LONGi’s HiMO4 at 440W

The Changing Dynamics of Renewable Asset Sell-Downs

Take Charge: A Guidebook to Fleet Electrification and Infrastructure

Equinor Considers Larger Role in US Renewables

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

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

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

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

Editors' Picks

Bifacial Solar Is Ready for Prime Time

Climate Risk, Part 3: The Underwater Mortgage Market

Sunrun Sales Outpace Installations in Q3 as Labor Crunch Hits Home

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

Tracking Progress on 100% Clean Energy Targets

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

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

Why Smaller Might Be Better for Concentrated Solar Power

SunPower to Spin Off Manufacturing Business in Major Strategic Shift

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

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

California Demands 3.3GW of New Resources as Grid Shortfall Looms

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

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

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

Rethinking Future Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure

Watt It Takes: Form Energy’s Mateo Jaramillo on His Mission to Build Long-Duration Batteries

Rep. Sean Casten on the New Democrat Path to Fighting Climate Change

Vestas Logs Strong Q3 Despite Price Pressure and Trade Woes

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