Utility /category/markets/utility/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:29:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 /wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-solar-power-world-online-32x32.png Utility /category/markets/utility/ 32 32 Trina’s 2,000-V solar panel granted UL 61730 certification /2025/02/trinas-2000-v-solar-panel-granted-ul-61730-certification/ /2025/02/trinas-2000-v-solar-panel-granted-ul-61730-certification/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:29:35 +0000 /?p=108561 Trinasolar announced that UL Solutions has granted Trina’s Vertex N 2,000-V solar panel UL 61730 certification. UL 61730 is the updated version of UL 1703, the “Standard for Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification.” The Vertex N 2,000-V is the first 210R panel to receive the UL 61730 certification for 2,000-V models. The “210-mm reduced” (210R)…

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]]> /2025/02/trinas-2000-v-solar-panel-granted-ul-61730-certification/feed/ 0 Grid-scale ESS Smartstack from Fluence maxes at 7.5 MWh energy density /2025/02/grid-scale-ess-smartstack-from-fluence-maxes-at-7-5-mwh-energy-density/ /2025/02/grid-scale-ess-smartstack-from-fluence-maxes-at-7-5-mwh-energy-density/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:38:27 +0000 /?p=108558 The Smartstack energy storage platform from Fluence Energy is now commercially available for grid-scale applications. Deliveries of the AC-based system are scheduled to begin in in Q4 2025. Smartstack’s patent-pending design strategically splits battery storage systems into units with easily transportable weight and dimensions, reducing shipping constraints and installation complexity. Onsite, the system maximizes project…

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]]> /2025/02/grid-scale-ess-smartstack-from-fluence-maxes-at-7-5-mwh-energy-density/feed/ 0 ACCURE’s AI software deployed on four Texas energy storage projects /2025/02/accures-ai-software-deployed-on-four-texas-energy-storage-projects/ /2025/02/accures-ai-software-deployed-on-four-texas-energy-storage-projects/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:51:02 +0000 /?p=108551 Battery safety and performance software provider ACCURE Battery Intelligence will deploy its AI predictive analytics platform to optimize four Texas energy storage projects. Together, they have a capacity of 730 MW and are part of a battery energy storage-focused investment strategy at UBS Asset Management. In 2022, UBS Asset Management acquired four Electric Reliability Council…

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]]> /2025/02/accures-ai-software-deployed-on-four-texas-energy-storage-projects/feed/ 0 17 solar, storage projects to be sited on former coal mines in the Appalachians /2025/02/17-solar-storage-projects-to-be-sited-on-former-coal-mines-in-the-appalachians/ /2025/02/17-solar-storage-projects-to-be-sited-on-former-coal-mines-in-the-appalachians/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:26:44 +0000 /?p=108533 The Nature Conservancy and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership have announced new agreements with Sun Tribe Development and ENGIE to develop 14 solar energy and three battery storage projects on 360 acres of former coal mines in the Appalachians. This is the second round of clean energy project announcements from TNC’s Cumberland Forest Project in…

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]]> /2025/02/17-solar-storage-projects-to-be-sited-on-former-coal-mines-in-the-appalachians/feed/ 0 VDE unveils Hail Risk Atlas to help solar developers forecast economic risk related to hail loss /2025/02/vde-unveils-hail-risk-atlas-to-help-solar-developers-forecast-economic-risk-related-to-hail-loss/ /2025/02/vde-unveils-hail-risk-atlas-to-help-solar-developers-forecast-economic-risk-related-to-hail-loss/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:31:00 +0000 /?p=108529 Catastrophic risk advisor VDE Americas today launched its VDE Hail Risk Atlas. Designed to forecast the economic risk of solar assets due to hail loss, VDE’s suite of Hail Risk Intelligence products and services for solar developers, insurers and investors paves the way for more defensible, financeable and insurable projects. The VDE Hail Risk Atlas…

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]]> /2025/02/vde-unveils-hail-risk-atlas-to-help-solar-developers-forecast-economic-risk-related-to-hail-loss/feed/ 1 EDP Renewables wraps up 400-MW solar portfolio for Microsoft /2025/02/edp-renewables-wraps-up-400-mw-solar-portfolio-for-microsoft/ /2025/02/edp-renewables-wraps-up-400-mw-solar-portfolio-for-microsoft/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:45:51 +0000 /?p=108509 EDP Renewables North America announced that it has delivered on three new utility-scale solar projects totaling 400 MW. Microsoft has agreed to purchase 389 MW of electricity and renewable energy credits (RECs) from the projects through long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs). The delivery of these projects brings the total operational portfolio to five projects…

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]]> /2025/02/edp-renewables-wraps-up-400-mw-solar-portfolio-for-microsoft/feed/ 0 Enel North America completes 202-MW solar + storage project in Texas /2025/02/enel-north-america-completes-solar-storage-project-in-texas/ /2025/02/enel-north-america-completes-solar-storage-project-in-texas/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:18:02 +0000 /?p=108494 Enel North America, a clean energy, has started operations at the Estonian solar + storage plant in Delta County, Texas. The 202-MW solar PV facility is paired with a 104-MW battery energy storage system. “With this new project, Enel continues to deliver new clean power and flexible storage to meet rising demand,” said Stephen Pike,…

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]]> /2025/02/enel-north-america-completes-solar-storage-project-in-texas/feed/ 0 Arizona Public Service signs PPA for 300-MW solar + storage project /2025/02/arizona-public-service-signs-ppa-for-300-mw-solar-storage-project/ /2025/02/arizona-public-service-signs-ppa-for-300-mw-solar-storage-project/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:22:48 +0000 /?p=108480 BrightNight and Cordelio Power announced a new power purchase agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS), the largest electricity provider in Arizona. Under the agreement, APS will purchase energy from BrightNight and Cordelio’s Pioneer Clean Energy Center, a 300-MW solar and 1,200-MWh battery energy storage facility located in Yuma County, Arizona. The Pioneer project will deliver…

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]]> /2025/02/arizona-public-service-signs-ppa-for-300-mw-solar-storage-project/feed/ 0 Kinematics finalizes acquisition of tracker controls manufacturer P4Q /2025/02/kinematics-finalizes-acquisition-of-tracker-controls-manufacturer-p4q/ /2025/02/kinematics-finalizes-acquisition-of-tracker-controls-manufacturer-p4q/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:30:18 +0000 /?p=108454 Kinematics, a motion control specialist, completed its acquisition of P4Q, a company specializing in solar tracker controllers, industrial automation, sensors and cloud-based monitoring. By integrating P4Q’s electronics portfolio — including over 1 million solar controllers deployed across 2,400 solar sites globally — with Kinematics’ installed base of 2.9 million solar actuators, the combined company becomes…

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]]> /2025/02/kinematics-finalizes-acquisition-of-tracker-controls-manufacturer-p4q/feed/ 0 Lightsource bp energizes 288-MW Texas solar project portfolio /2025/01/lightsource-bp-energizes-texas-solar-project-portfolio/ /2025/01/lightsource-bp-energizes-texas-solar-project-portfolio/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:21:11 +0000 /?p=108451 A 288-MW solar project portfolio in Texas valued at $348 million is entering commercial operation. The portfolio is composed of two utility-scale projects developed by Lightsource bp: 163 MW Starr Solar in Starr County 125 MW Second Division Solar in Brazoria County Combined, the two projects can generate enough electricity to power more than 50,000…

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]]> /2025/01/lightsource-bp-energizes-texas-solar-project-portfolio/feed/ 0 Vesper Energy completes installation of 600-MW Texas solar project /2025/01/vesper-energy-completes-installation-of-texas-solar-project/ /2025/01/vesper-energy-completes-installation-of-texas-solar-project/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:29:16 +0000 /?p=108445 Renewable energy developer Vesper Energy installed the final module on its Hornet Solar project in Swisher County, Texas. Composed of more than 1.36 million PV panels generating 600 MWAC of power, Hornet Solar is installed over six square miles. Once fully operational, the Hornet Solar project will deliver enough renewable energy to power 160,000 homes…

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]]> /2025/01/vesper-energy-completes-installation-of-texas-solar-project/feed/ 0 National Grid Renewables begins construction of 117-MW Ohio solar project /2025/01/national-grid-renewables-begins-construction-of-ohio-solar-project/ /2025/01/national-grid-renewables-begins-construction-of-ohio-solar-project/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:01:25 +0000 /?p=108431 National Grid Renewables started on-site construction at its Sycamore Creek Solar Project located in Crawford County, Ohio, which once operational, will deliver 117 MW of solar power and generate an estimated $27 million in direct economic benefit for the local community. “We have a longstanding commitment to bringing forth sustainable energy solutions for the residents…

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]]> /2025/01/national-grid-renewables-begins-construction-of-ohio-solar-project/feed/ 0 KISTERS hail monitoring systems offer real-time support to utility-scale solar projects /2025/01/kisters-hail-monitoring-systems-offer-real-time-support-to-utility-scale-solar-projects/ /2025/01/kisters-hail-monitoring-systems-offer-real-time-support-to-utility-scale-solar-projects/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:31:25 +0000 /?p=108410 As hailstorms become increasingly frequent and severe, utility-scale solar farms face significant risks of damage and downtime. Global environmental data solution company KISTERS reiterates the value of its HailSens IoT, a hail monitoring system offering real-time measurements and post-event analysis. HailSens IoT equips solar farm operators with hyper-local, real-time data on hail events. The system…

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]]> /2025/01/kisters-hail-monitoring-systems-offer-real-time-support-to-utility-scale-solar-projects/feed/ 0 Colorado electric co-op enters PPA with Silicon Ranch for 150-MW solar project /2025/01/colorado-electric-co-op-enters-ppa-with-silicon-ranch-for-150-mw-solar-project/ /2025/01/colorado-electric-co-op-enters-ppa-with-silicon-ranch-for-150-mw-solar-project/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:40:27 +0000 /?p=108399 United Power, an electric cooperative serving Colorado’s northern front range, announces the signing of a power purchase agreement for its latest solar resource, the 150-MW Byers Solar Farm. The new solar installation is being developed in partnership with Silicon Ranch. “Byers Solar Farm continues United Power’s march toward energy independence,” said Mark A. Gabriel, president…

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]]> /2025/01/colorado-electric-co-op-enters-ppa-with-silicon-ranch-for-150-mw-solar-project/feed/ 0 Ground screws solve challenging site problems for utility-scale solar /2025/01/ground-screws-solve-challenging-site-problems-for-utility-scale-solar/ /2025/01/ground-screws-solve-challenging-site-problems-for-utility-scale-solar/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:00:46 +0000 /?p=108224 German inventor Klaus Krinner, who created a Christmas tree stand that bears his surname in 1987, was given the humble task of erecting a pole in his yard to hang laundry. Not only did the laundry pole stay upright, but another grand invention came about — the first Krinner ground screw. Today, ground screws are…

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