POWER Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Space-based solar power (SBSP) could prove transformative to global energy demand by providing price-efficient, continuous clean energy from orbit (Figure 1). Recent developments, including low-cost space access, mass-produced satellites, robotics, […] The post Space-Based Solar Power for U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 3, 2020

Though coal is steadily losing its crown, new natural gas combined cycle plants will remain more economic than building large-scale solar projects in some parts of Kentucky for the next couple years. Rising corporate demand in PJM. Developers working in Kentucky say corporate demand is the main driver of the current market.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 28, 2021

Increased demand for solar has spurred an interest in studying and defining the synergy between combining solar production and agricultural production, like planting crops or grazing animals, on the same land.

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Solar Power World

AUGUST 25, 2021

A growing trend across all industries is consumers demanding greater transparency on the origin of the products they’re purchasing. Manufacturers claiming they’re producing cruelty-free or organic products can be subject to third-party audits to determine if that’s true.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As solar energy plays an increasing role in the global power supply, ensuring accurate forecasts of photovoltaic (PV) power generation is critical for balancing energy demand and supply.

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Solar Power World

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As the world experiences an upswing in the demand for cannabis, it’s clear that this growth spurt brings more questions than answers. From high-powered lighting to efficient heating systems, growing it indoors comes with… The post How solar subsidies can curb cannabis growth energy demands appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 27, 2023

A very sunny May, delivering record monthly solar power input, helps set a new record for German renewables. The post Renewables supply more than half German electricity demand in first half of 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy. And June promises to take it higher again.

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Solar Power World

JULY 26, 2022

solar industry saw record solar and storage demand in 2021. In particular, the residential market grew 30%, which is reflected in the increased installation numbers recorded by this year’s Top Solar Contractors class. Despite concerns over supply chain interruptions and tariff investigations, the U.S.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 6, 2025

The size and aesthetic of solar carports and canopies are changing thanks to demand for these products in the residential market.

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Solar Power World

MAY 15, 2024

We solar editors attend a couple tradeshows a year and see the latest products in PV on display in tidy booths in… The post Nextracker expands Pennsylvania plant to meet new solar demand in the region appeared first on Solar Power World.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California’s grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors — high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand. And not just in California.

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Solar Power World

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In this episode of Solar Spotlight, Unirac’s new VP of operations and supply chain, Lee Ingram, and former guest and VP of Unirac’s commercial… The post Solar Spotlight: Meeting the growing demand for solar racking appeared first on Solar Power World.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

If we really want to make them an effective decarbonization tool, we need to match them to real-time demand. Now, Fronius gives you more control over your solar energy than ever before with its versatile hybrid inverter, the Primo GEN24 PLUS. Calculating renewables consumption on an annual basis isn’t sufficient. Find out more.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth which reflect sunlight towards future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say. The additional sunlight could boost the output of the world’s future solar farms, particularly after sunset when electricity demand is high.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The deadlines are years away, but in the interim, solar installation companies, industry organizations and governmental bodies are determining how to quickly scale the job growth needed to reach these milestones. Solar… The post Solar organizations prepare to meet job demands stemming from the IRA appeared first on Solar Power World.

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TechXplore

JUNE 8, 2024

Earth is facing a human-driven climate crisis, which demands a rapid transition to low-carbon energy sources such as wind and solar power. But we're also living through a mass extinction event. Never before in human history have there been such high such rates of species loss and ecosystem collapse.

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TechXplore

MARCH 21, 2024

Small-scale solar power, also known as rooftop or distributed solar, has grown considerably in the U.S. It provides electricity without emitting air pollutants or climate-warming greenhouse gases, and it meets local energy demand without requiring costly investments in transmission and distribution systems.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The EMS monitors fluctuations in electricity demand within the factory while accounting for changes in the UKs unpredictable weather conditions. Solar Power Integration The facilitys photovoltaic system contributes 372 kW of solar energy, a component of the total 760 kW installed on the factory roof last year.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 28, 2021

Florida Power & Light Company announced that construction has begun on the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center , which is expected to become the world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system, according to the company. Located in Parrish, Fla., Located in Parrish, Fla.,

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altenergymag

JANUARY 19, 2023

The global concentrated solar power market is growing at a registered CAGR of 13.8% The concentrated solar power market is expanding as a result of increased energy demand and the possibility to produce power without emitting CO2, as well as rising government assistance for the adoption of renewable technology.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 28, 2023

Amidst the growing demand for clean and renewable energy, different solar energy harvesting technologies are being actively developed. Among them, concentrating solar power (CSP) systems have emerged as a promising candidate for effectively producing electricity from sunlight.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 20, 2022

Sanctions restricting Russia’s key exports, oil and natural gas, have been necessary to derail its ability to wage war, but… The post Guest column: Patriotism demands clean energy incentives appeared first on Solar Power World.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

She’s an expert on utility business models, grid integration, and demand response. She’s going to help us understand the technology and market-design landscape for demand response. NEXTracker has more than 30 gigawatts of resilient and intelligent solar tracking systems across six continents.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

University of Illinois Chicago & Orochem Technologies Turning Agricultural Waste into Clean Fuel Innovation Backed by Biochar and Solar Power One of the most revolutionary advancements in green hydrogen comes from the collaboration between the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and Orochem Technologies.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2020

The equivalent of 90% of Scotland’s electricity demand is now met from renewables like wind and solar power. Eight in ten Scots oil workers have considered that their careers could be impacted by actions being taken to tackle climate change, new research suggests.

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altenergymag

AUGUST 4, 2021

There is a huge demand for energy as well as medium and large-scale investments towards the usage of solar generation farms. Effective energy usage has drifted consumer tendencies and regulatory policies towards the deployment of solar technologies.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 10, 2020

New York has closed all non-essential businesses to battle the country’s worst outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and the resulting effects on electricity demand are becoming starkly apparent. That means demand has weakened since the first week of the lockdown, as the chart below indicates.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In the Age of Renewables, electricity is increasingly abundant and cheap (or free or even negatively priced, as in you get paid to take it) when solar power dominates the midday grid. Soaking up that excess solar power, in turn, helps the entire Western electric grid keep costs down and reliability up.

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Solar Power World

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Solar advocates fight back, and the laws are either halted or passed, to either the joy or detriment of the solar industry. Advocates… The post California and Florida solar markets have similar demands in different net-metering battles appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Solar Power World

JULY 25, 2023

The Most Forward-Thinking Contractor award celebrates solar installers devoted to making progress in energy and beyond in hopes of a more sustainable future. The demand for solar deployment has never been greater, and so too has the need for people qualified to install the renewable energy source.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2023

The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) – using satellites to collect energy from the sun and “beam” it to collection points on Earth – has been around since at least the late 1960s. It’s collected directly through what we generally call solar power. We already harvest energy from the sun.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now FERC is being asked to put that authority to a new use: ending a decade-old provision allowing individual states to opt out of letting demand response companies enlist customers to turn down their energy use to support the power grid. “But if the aggregations do include demand response, the opt-out can apply,” she said.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

While businesses, community organizations, utilities and government agencies move away from dependence on fossil-fueled power generation, you can make that same shift, too. COVID-19 constricted commuting, and demand for refined oil products fell fast. To put it simply, that is record-cheap solar power. What happened?

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POWER Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

All regions across the bulk power system (BPS) are generally prepared to meet resource adequacy criteria to meet normal peak demand this summer, but ongoing concerns about extreme weather events, […] The post NERC: Summer Grid Outlook Improved But Still Vulnerable to Extreme Weather, Demand Growth Spikes appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

"Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

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PV Tech

JANUARY 24, 2024

Germany commissioned more than one million new solar power projects in 2023, according to the Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW).

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Pooling a bunch of these different challenges under 1 contract would manage some of that new technology risk and those demand charge risks. In terms of physical abundance of electricity, Izzi was quick to add: "I had a power outage this week — it’s not just theoretical." once the vehicles and pricing are there.". Pull Quote.

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