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Higher Wattages, Coming to a Solar Panel Near You

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Higher Wattages, Coming to a Solar Panel Near You

Power output is the next challenge in drawing down solar costs.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | October 26, 2020

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Scatec's Kalkbult solar plant in South Africa. (Credit: Scatec)

Scatec Solar Makes $1.1B Acquisition to Become Global Renewable IPP

Norway’s Scatec has quietly built big momentum in emerging solar markets. After acquiring SN Power, it’s looking at hydro, wind and storage too.

by John Parnell

10.15.20 Solar 6

Array Technologies was the world's second largest supplier of solar tracking systems in 2019. (Photo: Array)

Array Technologies Shares Surge After First Big US Solar IPO of 2020

New Mexico gets its first big clean energy IPO as the global market for solar tracking systems comes of age.

by Karl-Erik Stromsta

10.15.20 Research & Analysis 2

Investors are prioritizing only the most favorable solar projects.

Research Spotlight

Competition for Solar Tax Equity Is Reaching a Fever Pitch

But solar tax equity will become less important for solar project financing starting in 2022.

by Michelle Davis

10.13.20 Solar 6

Solar is set for a decade of dominance but weak grid investment could undermine it, the IEA has warned.

Forget King Coal. Solar Is ‘New King’ of Global Power Markets, Says IEA

The global energy watchdog continues to upgrade its renewables outlook but warns that grid upgrades and coal closures must follow.

by John Parnell

10.12.20 Solar 29

The Trump administration's solar tariffs have divided the U.S. solar industry.

Trump Moves to Increase Solar Import Tariffs, Kill Bifacial Exemption

The U.S. solar industry has managed to live with the tariffs thus far, but the pandemic complicates things.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

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Can Corporate America Lead on Solar?

Companies are responsible for some of the country’s most ambitious clean energy goals, but there is still work to do.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | October 7, 2020

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10.06.20 Grid Edge 1

The joint venture will specialize in onsite energy in the U.S.

Siemens and Macquarie Form Calibrant Energy to Tackle Distributed Energy Market

The two are joining up on a distributed energy venture to sell an energy-as-a-service concept.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

09.30.20 Solar 3

The U.S. has only about 9 megawatts of floating PV currently installed. Credit: D3Energy

Duke Plans Largest Floating PV Project in the Southeast

Duke Energy will build its first floating solar array at Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army base in North Carolina.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Bifacial Could Be the Default Solar Technology by 2030

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Bifacial Could Be the Default Solar Technology by 2030

What will the solar industry look like a decade from now? A new GTM Squared series takes a look.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | September 29, 2020

09.28.20 Solar 3

The residential solar market has proved resilient in the face of unprecedented challenges. (Sunrun)

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Impacted US Solar So Far

Six months in, the pandemic has altered parts of the industry — perhaps permanently.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

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The 392 MW Ivanpah facility is among the world's largest operating CSP plants.

Can NREL’s Fault-Finding Study Help Concentrated Solar Power Survive?

A new study looks at what’s gone wrong at CSP plants around the world. The good news is that the engineering challenges are solvable.

by Jason Deign

09.25.20 Solar 3

Total's solar interests have come a long way since its 2011 investment in SunPower. (Credit: Zylberman Laurent/Graphix Images/Total)

Total Buys 3.3GW Solar Portfolio and Signs World’s Largest Corporate PPA…With Itself

Oil major Total has acquired a 3.3-gigawatt solar project pipeline in Spain and will be the offtaker for 3 GW, enough to power its European operations.

by John Parnell

09.22.20 Solar 4

Regulators in Maine okayed solar, biomass and wind projects.

Solar Dominates Maine’s Largest Renewables Procurement on Record

The state hopes to reach 100 percent renewables by 2050.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

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Does Solar Have an Innovation Problem?

PV will be the largest source of new power generation capacity in the decades ahead. Even so, more R&D spending could pay big dividends.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | September 21, 2020

09.15.20 Solar 2

More performance data and greater transparency are coming to the U.S. solar market.

Industry Perspective

#Solar100’s Jigar Shah and Van Skilling on the Evolution of the Solar Asset Class

Richard Matsui, founder and CEO of kWh Analytics, speaks with co-founder and president of Generate Capital Jigar Shah and former CEO of Experian and chairman of CoreLogic Van Skilling.

by Richard Matsui

09.15.20 Energy 4