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California to host 1 GW of compressed air storage

Two projects in California will fill part of the 1,600 MW of long-duration energy storage that state regulators have said is needed by 2026.

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New York state launches fifth large-scale renewables solicitation

Twenty large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects are under construction in New York state, paving the way for it to meet its goal of sourcing 70% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

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CS Energy, Goldman Sachs bring more than 200 MW of PV to New York

CS Energy and a unit of Goldman Sachs have said that their eight-project portfolio will be one of the first utility-scale solar portfolios in upstate New York, once the projects reach commercial operation in late 2021.

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New compressed air storage tech from Canada

Canadian compressed air storage specialist Hydrostor said that projects built with its technology have a capex range of between $175 and $250/kWh. The company secured C$4 million ($3.19 million) in funds from Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program and Sustainable Development Technology Canada to pursue the development of its global pipeline.

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Hail insurance is about risk management for PV developers

In the second installment of this series, pv magazine talks with Michael Kolodner of Marsh to learn about the evolution of hail risk management and how insuring a solar project is about more than just the policy.

Agrivoltaics plus storage at US cranberry bogs

Pine Gate Renewables has announced plans to deploy 9 MW of solar and 36 MWh of storage above a commercial cranberry bog.

Key energy proposals from the US administration and Congress

It’s been a busy two months since Joe Biden became U.S. president. Here are highlights of key initiatives on the energy and clean-tech fronts.

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Storm season has the US solar industry looking to protect assets from costly hail damage

The destructive potential of hail on solar arrays has only been fully realized in the last two years. In this series, pv magazine talks with experts in storm modeling, risk insurance, and damage mitigation to learn how solar arrays can survive nature’s wrath.

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US government pumps $115 million into clean energy R&D for small businesses

Funds from the latest part of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better pledge will go to grid modernization, carbon removal, renewable energy, and energy storage, among other technologies.

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Floating PV plant at California water treatment facility

A 4.8 MW floating PV installation in California has surpassed an array in the metro New York area to become one of the largest floating solar projects in the United States.

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