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REQUEST INFORMATION…Facilitating the participation of farmers, ranchers and private forest landowners in voluntary carbon marketsPUBLISHED ON June 7, 2024The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service asks the agricultural community to weigh in on a new program aimed at the voluntary carbon market in the US (Federal Register)COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA) is asking the agricultural community to weigh in on a new program focused on the U.S. voluntary carbon market. The agency has published a report Request for information seeking input on what the agency should consider when developing rules for the new “Greenhouse gas…

In the first quarter of 2024, the US solar sector installed 11.8 GW of new solar capacity, bringing the country’s total to 200 GW. This is according to the latter “Understanding the US solar energy market” report by SEIA and Wood Mackenzie. The report also publishes the final figures for 2023; the country added more than 40 GW of new solar capacity last year. Wood Mackenzie expects the US solar industry to install an additional 40 GW by 2024. The massive growth in the utility market is driving record solar deployment rates as the segment added nearly 10 GW of…

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) has awarded 500 MW of hybrid solar wind projects at an average tariff of INR 3.36 ($0.040)/kWh. The winning developers will install grid-connected projects on a build-own-operate basis, with the freedom to choose any location in India. June 7, 2024 Uma Gupta By pv magazine IndiaGUVNL has allocated 500 MW of wind-solar hybrid projects at an average price of INR 3.36/kWh, in a tender for 500 MW hybrid renewable energy projects.KPI Green bid for 50 MW and won the capacity by quoting the lowest tariff of INR 3.33/kWh. Juniper Green Energy has secured 120…

Safer and flexible battery developed for wearable technology Researchers have developed a safer, cheaper and more flexible battery option for wearable devices. Fitness trackers, smart watches, virtual reality headsets, smart clothing and implants are becoming ubiquitous. These devices require more flexible and miniaturized energy storage mechanisms for greater comfort, reliability and longer lifespan. Improvements must not endanger safety. Recent battery research has focused on ‘micro’ flexible energy storage devices (MFESDs). Aqueous microbatteries offer distinct advantages between different structures and electrochemical bases. Aqueous batteries, which use a water-based solution as the electrolyte, have been around since the late 19th century. However,…

DelAgua and Oka recently announced a partnership that will revolutionize compliance carbon markets with a new insurance product. Okay, The Carbon Insurance Company™ (Oka) has joined forces with the prominent figures project developer cooking stove DelAgua introduces a breakthrough insurance solution known as Corresponding Adjustment Protect™. DelAgua, underwritten by Oka Syndicate 1922 at Lloyd’s, was instrumental in designing this unique insurance solution and is the first developer to deploy it.DelAgua has been at the forefront of obtaining Letters of Authorization (LoAs) from the Government of Rwanda for their clean cookstove initiatives, making them the only credits with Corresponding Adjustment tags…

Basic climate announced the completion of a $600,000 transfer of investment tax credits from WeWould Solar, a subsidiary of Stadlen Family Holdings sold to Creditable Capital, a private market investment group focused on acquiring clean energy tax credits from commercial projects in the lower to mid-market. The transferred credits are from WeWould Solar’s 1.2 MW behind-the-meter solar project outside Gainesville, Florida. The transaction represents a milestone in Basis Climate’s ability to efficiently transfer tax credits at increasingly smaller deal sizes. Historically, tax credit generation has occurred through tax equity investments, many of which have required deal sizes in excess of…

In a new weekly update for pv magazineSolcast, a DNV company, reports that Finland and Sweden, thanks to warm temperatures and relatively sunny skies, had irradiance of up to 30%, unusually resulting in a higher total irradiance than the further south of the United Kingdom and France. Across the Baltic Sea, Poland, the Baltic states and neighboring countries also experienced insolation up to 30% above the long-term average. June 7, 2024 SolcastIn May, Europe experienced a striking contrast in solar radiation, shaped by two dominant weather systems. Persistent high pressure over Scandinavia limited normal convective clouds and rainfall in summer,…

According to the US Solar Market Insight Q2 2024 report, total solar panel production capacity in the US increased by more than 11 GW in the first quarter of 2024. June 7, 2024 Anne FischerBy pv magazine USAThe Insight into the US solar market Q2 2024 According to the report, 11 GW of new solar module manufacturing capacity came online in the United States in the first three months of 2024 – the largest quarter of solar production growth in U.S. history.The report, released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, estimates that total solar panel production…

Brazil’s federal police have arrested people and seized assets linked to some of the country’s largest carbon credit projects.According to investigators, the group had been committing land theft and timber laundering in the Amazon for more than a decade and making millions of dollars in profits.The projects were exposed in late May in a year-long investigation published by Mongabay, which showed links between the REDD+ projects and an illegal timber scam.Authorities and experts hope the findings will raise the bar for projects in the country and convince lawmakers to create strict rules for Brazil’s carbon market, which is now under…

A 3 MW community solar project in Morris, Illinois. Summit Ridge Energy By the end of 2023, more than four million households in the United States had switched to rooftop solar energy. However, certain communities still face significant barriers to rooftop solar adoption, particularly households living in multifamily properties, renters, and low-income households. Community solar – where multiple customers purchase solar energy through a shared system – has emerged as a potential model to expand solar energy access to these underserved communities. Unlike rooftop solar, community solar does not pose specific barriers to residents or tenants of multifamily properties and…