Solar Energy News

• Catalyst Partners makes its HQ a living demo for sustainable buildings May 10, 2021
  Allen Austin, ABB Catalyst President Keith Winn is one of the founding members of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It’s not surprising, then, that his company helps clients to meet the requirements of LEED and other green building standards. Catalyst focuses on energy efficiency services including auditing, modeling, and incentives and aims to become […]
• Why 2021 could be the perfect year to deploy your solar portfolio May 10, 2021
  Now that pandemic-related obstacles are lessening in many areas, what are the prospects for portfolio solar in 2021?
• Solar and wind’s competitiveness over coal is accelerating, analysis shows May 7, 2021
  The report recommends that regulators, policymakers and others “critically examine each and every coal plant in their jurisdiction given the overwhelming amount of existing coal and the rapidly changing economics of possible alternatives.”
• EU approves €400 million aid scheme to develop renewables in Denmark May 7, 2021
  The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Danish aid scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources: onshore and offshore wind, wave power plants, hydroelectric power plants and solar PV. The measure will help Denmark reach its renewable energy targets without unduly distorting competition and will contribute to the European objective […]
• Developer eyes economically distressed communities in rural Indiana for up to 1.6 GW of solar capacity May 7, 2021
  Hoosier Solar Holdings said last week that it is developing solar power facilities in economically distressed, rural communities across Indiana that have been designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones.  Several solar and battery storage projects that collectively have a potential capcity of more than 1,600 megawatts (1.6 GW) are currently in active development, said the company. Many […]
• IRENA members commit to advance the global hydropower fleet May 6, 2021
  Members of the International Renewable Energy Agency and private sector representatives are joining forces to modernize and refurbish the existing hydropower fleet around the globe. This is one of the results of the third meeting of the Collaborative Framework on Hydropower organized by IRENA, which aims to expand collaboration and action between the agency’s global […]