Tag: solar energy in United States
US Dept. of Energy Launches USD2 Billion Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program
The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a USD2 billion loan guarantee program aimed at facilitating financing and development of energy resources, products...
NRG Rolls Out Simplified, Fixed-Rate, Commercial-Industrial Solar Garden Energy-as-a-Service Product
US-based NRG Energy recently introduced a long-term, fixed-price, consumer solar energy product that management says enables commercial and industrial companies to acquire reliable, emissions-free...
Trump Administration Looks to Spur Next-Gen, US Solar Manufacturing with American-Made Solar Prize
The US Dept. of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy earlier this month launched a three-stage, USD3 million prize competition in a...
7 Facts You Need To Know Before Switching Your Business to Solar Energy
You like the idea of switching your business over to solar energy. Your company might even have a sustainability committee or executive devoted to...
US Grid Operators, Utilities Getting to Know their “Duck Curves”
A phenomenon first observed in California around 2013, electricity supply-demand “duck curves” are emerging on grid systems elsewhere in the US. Utility grid customers...
Two Cohorts, Nine Research Teams Leverage Network Learning Effect to Spur Solar Energy-Grid Innovation, Resilience
Last edited: May 2, 2018 @ 11:25 PM ETThe US Dept. of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently enlisted an inaugural cohort of...
U.S. Solar Market Adds 10.6 GW of PV in 2017, Community Solar Soars
BOSTON, Mass. and WASHINGTON D.C. – In 2017, the U.S. solar market expanded, adding double-digit gigawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) additions for the second year...
US Solar Industry Workshop Participants Believe They Have a New Project Development Framework That Will More than Offset Trump’s Chinese Solar Tariff
Brought together by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to participate in an intensive, practical, 2-1/2 day problem-solving workshop, representatives from 35 US solar industry...
A New Type of Community Choice Utility Rises, Boosts Solar Energy in California
Last edited: October 10, 2017 @ 03:55 PM UTCA new type of utility energy services provider has taken root and is now growing in...
Solar Energy Storage Resilience: On the Ground in Haiti
Last edited: September 20, 2017 @ 05:30 PM PSTOnline, television, radio and print news services are awash with reports of Hurricane Harvey and Irma’s...
