Jimmy Carter’s clean energy legacy
The world has lost a forward-thinking clean energy proponent, who 44 years ago recommended a solar strategy to move the United States toward energy security by using abundant, clean energy sources.
Unpacking solar-project data analytics
The PV industry is embracing artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) techniques to automate operations and maintenance (O&M) diagnostics and predictive analytics in PV systems. More transparency and standard definitions are needed, however, as US-based Sandia Labs scientists Joshua Stein and Marios Theristis explain.
Excelsior Energy to source US energy storage from LG Energy Solution Vertech
Excelsior Energy Capital has signed a multiyear deal with LG Energy Solution Vertech to source 7.5 GWh of fully integrated US-made lithium-ion energy storage, aiming to qualify for the domestic US content bonus.
US DOE offers funds to align solar, wildlife, agriculture
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar with Wildlife and Ecosystem Benefits program will fund R&D, technical work, and stakeholder engagement activities that promote compatibility of solar with the natural environment.
Batteries set to drive rapid solar growth
Chemical battery storage, led by lithium, has made such significant strides in terms of cost, capacity and technology that batteries are now positioned to accelerate our already exponential solar growth.
NY utility approves battery storage project on shuttered US nuclear site
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has approved 79 MW and 50 MW battery storage projects in Suffolk County, New York state. It is granting Key Capture Energy capacity and dispatch rights under 20-year power purchase agreements (PPA).
US rural electric co-ops secure $4.37 billion in clean energy funding
Funding from the US Department of Agriculture’s Empowering Rural America Program is available to rural electric cooperatives in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Texas.
Top US solar stories of 2024
Before we power into the new year, recharge and look back on the year’s most popular stories among pv magazine USA readers.
Qcells secures $1.45 billion of DoE support for solar plant in Georgia
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has finalized a $1.45 billion loan guarantee to Hanwha Qcells to support its solar plant in the state of Georgia. It aims to rebuild key parts of the US solar supply chain by manufacturing ingots, wafers, cells and solar modules.
US startup launches off-grid DC solutions to bypass US grid delays
US startup DC Grid has launched new off-grid DC solutions to address growing power demand, betting its DC modules can help bypass interconnection queues.
