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Energy Department Announces $4 Million for Projects Launching the Orange Button Solar Energy Data Initiative

The Energy Department today announced nearly $4 million for projects to increase access to solar data. Four partners will help launch the new Orange Button℠ initiative, which will increase solar market transparency and fair pricing by establishing data standards for the industry. In order to understand the financial risk of solar energy project development, the […]

ENEL’S MEXICAN WIND FARM DOMINICA WINS IDB SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

Enel’s 200 MW Dominica wind farm in Mexico has won the Infrastructure 360º Award in the “Climate and Environment” category. The annual awards, which are organised by the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB), recognise the private sector projects making the biggest contribution to the creation of a more sustainable Latin American infrastructure sector. “We are […]

OCI Solar Power, Buenavista Renewables Commemorate First Private Utility-scale Solar Park in Mexico

Buenavista Renewables (BVR), OCI Solar Power (OCISP), the La Salle educational network and Leoni Cable celebrated construction of Mexico’s first private solar park with a ceremonial solar panel installation at the Los Santos Solar I solar park in Moctezuma, Chihuahua, Mexico. This project is the first utility-scale solar park to supply energy to private off-takers […]

Perovskite Solar Cells on the Rise, With Likely Commercialization in 2019

Perovskite solar cells are hailed as the next generation of photovoltaic material, and are hoping to drive adoption in new applications. While there are challenges to overcome, perovskites offer several new opportunities for partnerships with universities ahead of a likely commercial deployment between 2019 and 2021, according to Lux Research. The diverse compounds have seen […]

The Total Installed Capacity for U.S. Community Solar Programs Is Expected to be 1.5 GW in 2020

A new slide-based report from Navigant Research explores the community solar market in the United States, with a focus on technology and policy trends, customer adoption, utility rollouts, and the vendor landscape, through 2025. Utilities across the U.S. have been deploying community solar programs since 2010, offering solar energy to residential and commercial users in multi-story […]

1.1-Megawatt SunPower® Solar Power System Planned for Grossmont Union High School District

Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) and SunPower Corp. recently announced plans for a 1.1-megawatt SunPower® solar carport to be installed at Valhalla High School in El Cajon, Calif. GUHSD will not own the system; rather, it will buy power at a competitive rate under a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SunPower. SunPower estimates that 78.5 […]