The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is helping the Serbian government to define its new procurement plan. The international lender is currently seeking consultants to implement the scheme.The Serbian government announced a plan in May 2018 to switch from its inefficient feed-in tariff (FIT)...
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Alencon Systems has teamed up with Duke Energy to look at some of the challenges faced by utilities when adding battery storage systems to existing solar installations. DC-coupled or AC-coupled? Grounding scheme?From pv magazine USA Solar and battery storage make such a natural pairing that it’s...
Read MoreInternational solar + storage developer Lightrock Power has sold a 350-MW portfolio of solar projects to unnamed entities. The portfolio comprises four solar projects (three in Illinois and one in Utah) in various stages of development. These utility-scale projects are expected to reach commercial operation...
Read MoreNearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after 447,208 new workers filed unemployment claims in April — tripling the claims filed in March. That’s according to a new analysis of unemployment data released today by...
Read MoreEnerBank USA announced a strategic partnership with the Leap point-of-sale application. The strategic partnership gives home improvement contractors a competitive edge by including EnerBank payment options within Leap’s system. Leap customers now have one seamless application to build estimates and proposals and offer EnerBank payment...
Read MoreCurrent conversations around the energy transition often focus on the power and transportation sectors. But decarbonization of other sectors, such as heat, is also critical to meeting national and regional climate targets. Heat makes up 35 percent of global energy consumption, and when it comes to space...
Read MoreAnother of the world’s largest battery projects is moving forward with construction in Southern California amid the coronavirus slowdown. Strata Solar will begin construction in July on its 100-megawatt/400-megawatt-hour battery plant in Ventura County, north of Los Angeles along the coast. County authorities signed off on the...
Read MoreThe SunSpec Alliance reported that six additional SunSpec members have announced products and services supporting the SunSpec Communication Signal for Rapid Shutdown standard, bringing the size of the SunSpec Rapid Shutdown ecosystem to 12 companies. SunSpec Rapid Shutdown ecosystem participants include balance-of-system suppliers with stand-alone...
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Plug-and-production facilities and labour law exemptions for 1200 days are among the decisions announced by the chief minister of the Indian state which contributes 7.9% to India’s gross domestic product and 20% to the overall exports.Gujarat’s chief minister Vijay Rupani has prepared a blueprint for...
Read MoreItron announced that its IntelliSOURCE-DERMS solution has received OpenADR certification from the OpenADR Alliance, which fosters the development, adoption and compliance of the OpenADR Smart Grid standard. By integrating open standards into Itron’s IntelliSOURCE-DERMSsolution, Itron is helping utilities and cities to leverage more types of...
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