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Enphase today announced the availability of pre-orders for IQ Battery 5Ps produced in the United States. Pre-orders are also available for IQ8HC Microinverters, IQ8P-3P Microinverters, and IQ8X Microinverters produced in the United States with higher domestic content. These products are expected to ship in a few weeks and have SKUs with a “DOM” suffix, indicating higher domestic content. Enphase previously announced in July 2024 that certain IQ8 Microinverters when paired with other U.S.-made solar equipment could qualify for the domestic content bonus tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Now, with the new IQ8 Microinverters having more components manufactured…

The Chinese solar energy sector is at the forefront when it comes to sustainable energy Hundreds of rows of shiny panels cover stretches of scrubby sand at sunset in a remote northern Chinese desert – once the world’s largest solar farm. On the edge of the stark Tengger Desert, the solar farm produces 1.5 gigawatts of power, but it has since been eclipsed and the largest is now further west with more than double the capacity. China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is building almost twice as much wind and solar power capacity as every other country combined.…

A Chaberton Energy’s completed community solar projects (Source: PR Newswire) Chaberton energy has begun construction on Lime Kiln, a 2.9 MW community solar project in Fulton, Howard County, Maryland. The project was developed by Chaberton and is owned and operated by Pivot Energy. It will be part of the Maryland Community Solar program. “This is another major victory for clean energy and for equitable access to renewable energy in our home state of Maryland,” said Mike Doniger, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Chaberton. “This is a great example of how community solar can work…

Construction of the Winchester EV super hub began in June and is expected to be completed in spring 2025. Image: InnoVolt. Environmena has been appointed to provide on-site solar energy for InstaVolt’s electric vehicle charging “super hub” in Winchester. The new super hub, currently under development, will feature 44 ultra-fast EV chargers, which will be 100% powered by on-site solar energy thanks to Environmena. Environmena will install a ground-mounted solar panel at the superhub site, as well as a roof-mounted system at the on-site café that will be part of the superhub. A battery energy storage system (BESS) will also…

Japanese authorities have suspended feed-in tariffs (FITs) and premiums for 342 agrivoltaic projects due to violations of new agricultural land regulations. Analyst Makoto Tajima explains pv magazine that this move could hinder the development of agricultural voltaics in land-scarce Japan. August 27, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said the Natural Resources and Energy Agency (ANRE) has suspended FITs and feed-in premiums (FIPs) for 342 agrivoltaic power plants. The plants reportedly violated the revised Agricultural Land Act, which in April introduced stricter restrictions on the deployment of solar energy facilities on agricultural land.The agency suspended…

According to the Bonn-based analysts, momentum for home battery storage systems with capacities up to 20 kWh is being driven by emerging markets such as Poland and Hungary. However, in Germany they expect a decrease of 5% in new installations compared to the previous year. August 27, 2024 Petra Hannen By ESS newsEUPD Research is generally optimistic about the European market for residential battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a capacity of up to 20 kWh. According to their ‘Electrical Energy Storage Report Europe’, the Bonn-based analysts expect strong demand this year.They expect around 5 GWh to be installed in…

Aurora Solar will launch HelioScope Similar Obstruction Detection at RE+ next month. Built with Aurora Solar’s proprietary AI technology, HelioScope Similar Obstruction Detection streamlines the process of identifying and creating “keepouts” — or areas where modules should not be placed, such as over a skylight — for rooftop obstructions in commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects. As C&I solar projects get bigger and more complex, the challenge of managing numerous obstructions — everything from HVAC units to vents — has become increasingly daunting. Traditionally, finding and creating keepouts for these obstructions has been a time-consuming, manual task, extending design timelines…

Solis announced the launch of a new line of 1,500V string inverters in North America: the Solis S6 250-350K. The available power classes within this family are 250 kW @ 600 VAC300 kW at 690 VAC and 350 kW at 800 VACwhich offers many opportunities for repowering and new development of large-scale systems. This solution, which integrates Solis’ proprietary MPPT algorithm, has exceeded the 99% efficiency threshold and provides solar power plant owners with greater reliability and output. With a wide DC and AC voltage range and greater flexibility in design and string size, the 250-350K is ideal for challenging…

Longi has increased its silicon wafer prices to CNY 1.15 ($0.16) for N-G10L wafers and CNY 1.30 for N-G12R wafers, while TCL Zhonghuan has increased its prices to CNY 1.15 ($0. 16) for G10N wafers, CNY 1.30 for G12RN wafers and CNY 1.50 for G12N wafers. August 27, 2024 Vincent Shaw Long has increased silicon wafer prices to CNY 1.15 for N-G10L wafers and CNY 1.30 for N-G12R wafers effective August 29. This adjustment, which averages CNY 0.05 more per piece, aims to tackle low-price competition and improve market conditions. TCL Zhonghuan has also increased its prices to CNY 1.15…

The California Public Advocates Office (PAO) published this in late August a fact sheet on net metering which claims the state’s rooftop solar incentives will cost customers without solar an estimated $8.5 billion by the end of the year. The PAO is a government agency tasked with advocating for the lowest possible bills for customers of California’s regulated utilities. The PAO says that while the new NEM 3.0 net billing rate (NBT) is an improvement over previous net metering programs, it does not address the ongoing “cost shifting” from older NEM 1.0 and 2.0 customers to non-solar payers . The…