How to Install Solar PV Systems That Will Hold Up in Hurricanes [GTM Squared]
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BNEF: Gas Still ‘Necessary’ in a 50 Percent Wind and Solar Scenario
By [email protected] In its latest New Energy Outlook, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) describes a world where the energy system looks fundamentally different from today. But that doesn’t mean natural gas won’t have a place.While renewables will dominate the generation mix, Seb Henbest, lead author and BNEF’s head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, said…
IRS Issues Favorable Tax Credit Guidance for New Solar Projects
By [email protected] The Internal Revenue Service released a new guidance Friday that establishes when the construction of a solar facility starts to qualify for the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC). The guidance, Notice 2018-59, provides two methods for determining the “commence construction” date: 1) starting physical work of a significant nature or 2) meeting the…
How Vistra and FlexGen Made the Largest Battery in Texas Pencil Out
By [email protected] A former military microgrid developer will build the biggest battery storage system in the historically tough Texas market. Power producer and retailer Vistra Energy this week chose FlexGen to build its 10-megawatt/ 42-megawatt-hour storage system at the 180-megawatt Upton 2 solar plant in West Texas. This will be the largest battery operating in…
SEIA says IRS’s ITC guidance will help solar projects take off
By Kelsey Misbrener The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance establishing when construction starts for solar projects under tax law, allowing developers to invest with confidence in new solar projects. The guidance, Notice 2018-59, provides two methods to establish when construction of a solar facility starts to qualify for the solar investment tax credit (ITC):…
Tesla Solar City layoffs, Chevrolet Volt recall, and EPA staff levels: Today’s Car News
By [email protected] (Sean Szymkowski) Tesla’s recent layoffs have hit Solar City installers. Chevrolet issues a recall for the 2013 Volt. EPA staff levels are below legal levels. And an energy industry poll says Americans aren’t fond of the electric-car tax credit. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Last week, Tesla said it…
New York releases solar-plus-storage roadmap to reach target
By Kathie Zipp Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the release of the state’s comprehensive Energy Storage Roadmap to guide New York toward its energy storage target. With this Roadmap, New York is jumpstarting the development of this clean energy technology, while supporting the Governor’s energy storage target of 1,500 MW by 2025—the equivalent electricity demand…
Tesla layoffs hit 20 percent of Solar City installation locations
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Last week, Tesla announced it would lay off 9 percent of its workforce in an effort to keep its doors open as it tries to ramp up production of its critical Model 3 electric car. Now internal emails obtained by Reuters show that 13 or 14 of Solar City’s installation…
Key considerations for accurate PV production estimates when shade is present
By Gwen Brown When it comes to estimating the amount of energy a solar design will produce for a customer, accuracy is key. It is clear that overestimating a customer’s solar production is problematic because their utility bill savings will fall short of what is promised. But underestimating can also be detrimental because production in…
Tesla downsizing residential solar business bought for $2.6bn
By Reuters Company to close facilities and end Home Depot partnership after buying company founded by Elon Musk’s cousinsThe electric car maker Tesla is sharply downsizing the residential solar business it bought two years ago in a controversial $2.6bn deal, according to three internal company documents and seven current and former Tesla solar employees. The…
SolarReviews commentary: Chinese solar tariffs won’t affect U.S. solar industry
By SPW Last week, President Trump announced plans to impose $50 billion more tariffs on Chinese products, including another 25% on solar cells and modules. But thanks to Chinese actions in its own domestic market, the U.S. market will continue to boom. By Andrew Sendy, CEO of SolarReviews.com The state of the U.S. solar industry…
‘We knew it would be complicated’: Solarwatt CEO on energy transition
While at Intersolar Europe/ees Europe this week, we caught up with Detlef Neuhaus, CEO of the Dresden-headquartered Solarwatt who told us more about his company’s strategy, as well as offering up some candid views on the industry. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Israelis hedge PV bets in Spain
By Robin Lancaster Financial swap deal covers 80% of output from 300MW Talasol solar farm Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
Coalition applauds California’s low-income rooftop solar investment
By Kelsey Misbrener Solar industry, renewable energy and environmental justice organizations and advocates applauded a decision today by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that will increase opportunities for low-income households to go solar, lower their utility bills and participate in the state’s growing clean energy economy. Following a multi-year process prompted by Assembly Bill…
Intersolar 2018: Show award winners push technology boundaries
Three solar companies were winners of the Intersolar Awards during a packed Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany this year. In 2018, the industry judges were said to have focused on product solutions that exploited design characteristics to achieve the best possible results. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech