The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission will employ roll-out solar arrays and an electric propulsion system to redirect Earthbound asteroids. The DART craft, which was carried out of orbit last month by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, intentionally crashes itself into an oncoming asteroid, using kinetic energy to redirect the asteroid’s trajectory. It is designed to be propelled by…
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The company announced 5.6 GW of solar globally. The first U.S. projects are planned for Arizona and Georgia. Alongside Amazon’s update that the company has now invested in 274 utility-scale renewable energy projects globally, the company also announced 18 new projects that it has procured in the United States and Europe, including eight American solar projects. The…
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The installation brings Summit Ridge’s Maryland rooftop community solar portfolio to more than 75 MW. Summit Ridge Energy has completed what is billed as one of the largest rooftop community solar projects in the nation, a 9.2 MW project located on a commercial warehouse in Carroll County, Maryland, northwest of Baltimore. Once operational, the project will provide monthly…
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There is still much to debate over the benefits of moving a vehicle via solar, but the market has been getting creative and is evolving quickly. MiaSolé, Solar Cloths, and Renault have teamed up to release a “shatterproof” 300 watt solar panel to be attached to the wind deflector of Renault trucks. The solar panel’s…
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A 2020 bill authorizes electric utilities to own and operate up to 200 MW of renewable energy facilities. Mon Power and Potomac Edison asked the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to approve five solar energy projects throughout the companies’ service territory in the state. Together, the facilities would generate 50 MW of renewable energy.…
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The plant would be able to deliver 400 MW of electricity for 8 hours, and would be comparable in size to some of California’s largest fossil fuel power plants. An affiliate of Hydrostor filed an application for a 400 MW / 3200 MWh long duration energy storage (LDES) project with the California Energy Commission (CEC). Hydrostor deploys compressed air energy…
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The projects include the 275 MW Cadence Solar Energy project, one of the largest projects to be approved for construction in the Buckeye State. The Ohio Power Siting Board approved four solar energy projects with a combined capacity of nearly 600 MW. The projects are the 275 MW Cadence Solar Energy project, the 101 MW…
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Developed by a U.S.-based start-up, the new manufacturing process is claimed to reduce silver consumption and improve solar module performance by up to 3 W. It consists of connecting sub-cells in series within a single cell in order to increase the device voltage and without requiring cells to be physically broken and rewired. Georgia-based start-up…
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A total of nine projects will benefit more than 5,000 Maryland households through community solar subscriptions. OneEnergy Renewables, CleanChoice Energy, and Standard Solar plan to build nine community solar projects, with a total capacity of 24 MW, in Maryland. Development work has been completed, and four of the nine are ready for operation. The portfolio is…
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The deal clears a path for Enphase to enter the EV charging market and offer bi-directional charging or vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid applications. Enphase Energy agreed to acquire California-based ClipperCreek, which offers electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for residential and commercial customers in the U.S. The move is anticipated to enable Enphase’s entry into the EV…
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