Clearway Energy has brought online on the 320-MW Honeycomb Energy Center, which is comprised of four 80-MW battery energy storage systems delivering 1,280 MWh of power reserves to the region. The facilities are contracted under 20-year agreements with utility PacifiCorp, and each storage system is constructed adjacent to solar projects owned and operated by Clearway.… The post Clearway Energy completes 320-MW storage project complementing existing solar arrays appeared first on Solar Power World.

CertainTeed is expanding into solar mounting with its two new systems: Solstice Mounting System and Solstice Ground Mount. The roofing and building materials company produces solar shingles and full-sized solar panels for the U.S. market. The Solstice Mounting System joins its solar rooftop product portfolio to provide installers with a single, fully engineered solution. CertainTeed’s… The post CertainTeed launches roof- and ground-mount systems for its own solar panels appeared first on Solar Power World.

The Hawaii Legislature is reviewing a tax relief bill that could come at the cost of the state’s renewable energy tax credit program, and in turn, its solar market.  In January, Sen. Ronald Kouchi (D) introduced SB 3125, a bill drafted to reduce the economic weight of taxes on low-to-middle-income residents in Hawaii. The state… The post Hawaii legislators voting on bill threatening state’s solar market appeared first on Solar Power World.

According to a new white paper from Arizona State University (ASU), rear-hanging cables on bifacial solar projects do not contribute enough shading to affect performance or reliability of projects. The white paper, “Impact of Rear-Hanging String-Cable-Bundle Shading on Performance Parameters of Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules,” was written by Dr. GovindaSamy Tamizhmani, a research professor and the… The post University research: Rear-hanging cable shading doesn’t affect bifacial solar project output appeared first on Solar Power World.

Texas-based solar panel manufacturer SEG Solar plans to open a new 4-GW module assembly factory in Houston. The new factory will join SEG’s existing 2-GW panel factory to bring the company’s total annual U.S. module production capacity to 6 GW. SEG is investing $200 million into the new 500,000-ft2 that should begin module production in… The post SEG Solar to open second solar panel factory in Texas appeared first on Solar Power World.

Qcells announced it will collaborate with contractor manufacturer Jabil to make residential energy storage systems in Michigan. Assembled at Jabil’s Auburn Hills, Michigan facility, the new LFP battery storage system is a domestic-content-eligible version of Qcells’ third-generation residential ESS, known as Q.HOME CORE G3. The product is now commercially available and ready to ship to… The post Qcells to manufacture residential battery system in Michigan appeared first on Solar Power World.

Contract manufacturer American Steel and Aluminum (ASA) has opened a new 50,000 sq-ft facility in Syracuse, New York, to meet growing demand from markets including renewable energy. This is ASA’s second facility in Syracuse. The company hopes to shorten product lead times and introduce new processing capabilities in this new plant. “This expansion is a… The post Solar foundations manufacturer American Steel and Aluminum expands operations appeared first on Solar Power World.

Risk analytics company Renew Risk today launched its U.S. severe convective storm model. The model provides insurers, reinsurers and brokers the ability to understand and price solar risk. With more projects in the United States being larger, more complex and increasingly located in catastrophe-prone regions, insurers have a unique challenge in assessing risk. Renew Risk’s… The post Renew Risk launches severe storm model for US market appeared first on Solar Power World.

Snake Tray is celebrating its 30th year, marking three decades of American manufacturing and innovation in cable management, power distribution and enclosure solutions. Founded on a simple idea to improve installation efficiency in the datacom industry, Snake Tray introduced a flexible cable tray system designed to reduce time, labor and material costs. The original tray… The post Snake Tray celebrates 30th anniversary appeared first on Solar Power World.

The Sun Pond solar and storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona, is now online. The 111-MW solar and 340-MWh storage project was developed by Longroad Energy and constructed by McCarthy Building Companies.  Two California utilities, Ava Community Energy and San José Clean Energy (SJCE), have contracted for the output of Sun Pond via long-term PPAs.… The post Arizona solar + storage project comes online to benefit California utilities appeared first on Solar Power World.

Chinese-owned lithium battery manufacturer Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) has sold a majority stake in its Tennessee cell manufacturing facility to Fixx Energy, a new U.S. name. Founded in Japan in 2007, AESC eventually became majority owned by China’s Envision Group as it expanded its manufacturing operations around the world. The company established a factory… The post AESC sells Tennessee lithium battery cell manufacturing plant to Fixx Energy appeared first on Solar Power World.

Shoals Technologies Group’s new 638,000-ft2 manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee, officially marked its grand opening this week. The site will make Shoals’ line of electronical balance of system (eBOS) products for the solar, storage and mission-critical facility industries. “As demand for energy infrastructure continues to accelerate, this new Mega Facility allows Shoals to scale alongside… The post Shoals opens humongous solar eBOS manufacturing site in Tennessee appeared first on Solar Power World.