Solar Archives https://live-powermag.pantheonsite.io/category/solar/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:38:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Solar Archives https://live-powermag.pantheonsite.io/category/solar/ 32 32 Vattenfall Investing $5 Billion in Germany for Renewable Energy https://www.powermag.com/vattenfall-investing-5-billion-in-germany-for-renewable-energy/ https://www.powermag.com/vattenfall-investing-5-billion-in-germany-for-renewable-energy/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:59:46 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225311 Swedish energy giant Vattenfall plans to invest more than $5 billion in Germany to increase the company’s renewable energy portfolio in that country. Robert Zurawski, Vattenfall’s chief financial officer in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/vattenfall-investing-5-billion-in-germany-for-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs https://www.powermag.com/solar-leader-enphase-energy-cutting-500-jobs/ https://www.powermag.com/solar-leader-enphase-energy-cutting-500-jobs/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:02:58 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225295 California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers. The company in a Nov. 8 […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/solar-leader-enphase-energy-cutting-500-jobs/feed/ 0 Why Data Center Developers Should Think ‘Power First’ https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/ https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:08:31 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224938 You don’t need me to tell you how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the power grid; you can just ask AI. Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic, told POWER, […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/why-data-center-developers-should-think-power-first/feed/ 0 Equity Partnership Acquiring $1.5 Billion of Residential Solar, Storage Products https://www.powermag.com/equity-partnership-acquiring-1-5-billion-of-residential-solar-storage-products/ https://www.powermag.com/equity-partnership-acquiring-1-5-billion-of-residential-solar-storage-products/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:37:35 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224765 A California-based technology group has joined a global independent investment firm in an equity partnership that supports lease and power purchase agreements in the residential renewable energy sector. GoodLeap, headquartered […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/equity-partnership-acquiring-1-5-billion-of-residential-solar-storage-products/feed/ 0 Major Texas Solar Project Will Power Google’s Data Centers, Cloud Operations https://www.powermag.com/major-texas-solar-project-will-power-googles-data-centers-cloud-operations/ https://www.powermag.com/major-texas-solar-project-will-power-googles-data-centers-cloud-operations/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:56:59 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224661 A company backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group and Ares Climate Infrastructure said three solar power of its projects are now online in Texas. SB Energy, a renewable energy group focused […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/major-texas-solar-project-will-power-googles-data-centers-cloud-operations/feed/ 0 Sumitomo, CEP Solar Form JV for Renewable Energy in Virginia https://www.powermag.com/sumitomo-cep-solar-form-jv-for-renewable-energy-in-virginia/ https://www.powermag.com/sumitomo-cep-solar-form-jv-for-renewable-energy-in-virginia/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:06:07 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224589 Japan’s Sumitomo Corp and Perennial Power Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp. of Americas, have set up a joint venture with Virginia-based CEP Solar LLC to deliver renewable energy […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/sumitomo-cep-solar-form-jv-for-renewable-energy-in-virginia/feed/ 0 How the Presidential Election Could Impact Renewable Energy Tax Credits https://www.powermag.com/how-the-presidential-election-could-impact-renewable-energy-tax-credits/ https://www.powermag.com/how-the-presidential-election-could-impact-renewable-energy-tax-credits/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:14:09 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224369 President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law in 2022. The IRA is the largest public investments in renewable energy in American history and created more than 20 […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/how-the-presidential-election-could-impact-renewable-energy-tax-credits/feed/ 0 Clearway Starts Construction on Texas Solar and Storage Projects https://www.powermag.com/clearway-starts-construction-on-texas-solar-and-storage-projects/ https://www.powermag.com/clearway-starts-construction-on-texas-solar-and-storage-projects/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:14:56 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223972 California-based Clearway Energy Group said it has closed financing and started construction of standalone solar and energy storage projects in Hopkins County, Texas. The company on October 2 said the […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/clearway-starts-construction-on-texas-solar-and-storage-projects/feed/ 0 New Legislation Would Expand Access to Community Solar https://www.powermag.com/new-legislation-would-expand-access-to-community-solar/ https://www.powermag.com/new-legislation-would-expand-access-to-community-solar/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:25:47 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223914 A New Mexico senator has introduced a bill that would support community solar projects and help expand access to solar energy across the U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D), considered […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/new-legislation-would-expand-access-to-community-solar/feed/ 0 Space-Based Solar Power for U.S. Energy Independence https://www.powermag.com/space-based-solar-power-for-u-s-energy-independence/ https://www.powermag.com/space-based-solar-power-for-u-s-energy-independence/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:33:26 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223872 Space-based solar power (SBSP) could prove transformative to global energy demand by providing price-efficient, continuous clean energy from orbit (Figure 1). Recent developments, including low-cost space access, mass-produced satellites, robotics, […]

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