US Solar Industry Conducting Agrivoltaics Research
Solar & Storage Industries Institute Exploring Barriers To Solar Projects On Agricultural Land
Thursday, 22 Feb 2024
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is funding a survey that aims to explore the barriers to agrivoltaics to better understand the challenges facing farmers, solar developers and electric utilities for the dual use of farmland for PV. The DOE is back.
North America Solar PV News Snippets
Commercial Solar Project On NNSA-Administered Land In Nevada & More From TBA, SolAmerica, Sunworks
Monday, 12 Feb 2024
US DOE to release RFQ for solar plant on NNSA land; TBA signs up for RECs from Clearway Energy’s 252 MW solar plant; SolAmerica to purchase 205 MW DC First Solar modules; Sunworks files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Solar for nuclear power site: The .
Global Solar PV Tender Snippets
Tenders Launched By Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur, Albania & Romania’s Energy Ministries, US’ BLM, TEP & UNES, & DOE
Saturday, 20 Jan 2024
This is a weekly overview on solar tender information TaiyangNews has published as part of stories on its website over the course of the past week – this time from Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur, Albania & Romania’s Energy Ministries, US’ BLM, TEP & UNES, & DOE.
US DOE Launches Call For Solar PV & CSP Projects
$6.5 Million Funding Opportunity For Early-Career Researchers Exploring ‘Riskier’ Research Ideas
Friday, 19 Jan 2024
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has invited applications from early-career researchers exploring solar PV and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) ideas that are riskier than research ideas based on established technologies.
North America Solar PV News Snippets
Meta To Offtake Solar Power From Ørsted Project For Mesa & More From NJBPU, Shell, DOE, Cubico
Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023
Meta signs solar PPA with Ørsted for solar & storage farm; NJBPU’s community solar tender oversubscribed; Shell divests stake in US wind & solar projects; US to help Mauritania become green steel producer; Cubico’s Mississippi solar plant online.
Solar Energy Resilience Funding For Puerto Rico
Up To $440 Million Funding For Qualified Solar Installers & Nonprofits For Low-Income Households
Monday, 06 Nov 2023
Generac Power Systems, Sunnova Energy Corporation and Sunrun have won $400 million funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the latter’s Puerto Rico Resilience Fund (PR-ERF). It will support the deployment of rooftop solar and .
Expanding Rooftop Solar Access In Puerto Rico
US Approves $450 Million To Improve Rooftop Solar Access For Puerto Rican Households
Wednesday, 02 Aug 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will support rooftop solar expansion in Puerto Rico with a $453.5 million funding to enable installations for up to 40,000 solar PV and battery storage systems for very low-income, single-family households. Targe.
Another $20 Million US Solar Funding Opportunity
Energy Department Offering Aid To Optimize Solar Energy Systems’ Lifecycle & Minimize Waste
Tuesday, 25 Jul 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is offering $20 million to select projects that can help develop holistic solutions for rapid deployment of solar energy facilities across the country, while minimizing the use of materials with a focus on streamlini.
Fresh Funding For Advanced PV Tech
DOE Offering $36 Million For Metal Halide Perovskites & CdTe Research & Demonstration Projects
Friday, 16 Jun 2023
The Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) under the US Department of Energy (DOE) is continuing with its push towards commercialization of advanced, next generation solar energy technologies with its latest effort being a $36 million funding opport.
$4 Million Solar Award Program From DOE
US Invites Applications For American-Made Solar Prize Round 7 For Innovations In Hardware & Software
Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023
The Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) under the US Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the $4 million American-Made Solar Prize Round 7 to award the money to innovations in the US solar hardware and software technologies.
North America PV News Snippets
Sunnova Bags $3 Billion Commitment From US Government & More From Crossroads Agriculture, Sunergy, GSI
Friday, 21 Apr 2023
DOE offers conditional commitment of $3 billion for Sunnova’s Project Hestia; Crossroads Agriculture’s farmland for 1 GW NextEra PV projects; Sunergy to go public via SPAC deal; GSI acquires 1.4 GW solar and storage projects from Saturn Power.
US Offering Funding For Small Solar Projects
Small Innovative CSP & Solar PV Projects Stand To Win $6.5 Million US Department Of Energy Funding
Thursday, 20 Apr 2023
The Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) under the US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a funding round of $6.5 million as Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) 2023 for seedling research and development projects in the domain of solar .
US Wants Clean Energy On Mine Lands
$450 Million For Clean Energy Demonstration Projects On Current & Former Mine Lands In US
Thursday, 06 Apr 2023
Estimating up to 90 GW of clean energy capacity generation on some 17,750 mine land sites located across 1.5 million acres of the US if repurposed, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding support of $450 million to 5 such demonstration projects on current and former mine lands.
$8 Million US Government Grant For Agrivoltaic Projects
6 US Solar Energy Projects On Agricultural Land Win Government Funding To Create ‘Replicable’ Models For Agrivoltaics & Eventually Benefit Farmers
Monday, 12 Dec 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 6 agrivoltaic projects for a total of $8 million funding with an aim to increase access to solar energy in the country and also create economic opportunities for farmers.
$14 Million DOE Funding For Solar & Wildlife Interaction
US Funding Efforts To Understand How Solar Energy Infrastructure Interacts With Wildlife & Ecosystems
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $14 million to projects that explore solar energy infrastructure’s interaction with the wildlife and ecosystem with an aim to minimize the impact of this growing renewable energy technology on the local environment and the species that thrive there.
DOE Reaches Out To Public For Critical Materials Research Program
Public Views Sought By US DOE For Its $675 Mn Critical Materials Research Program
Saturday, 13 Aug 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has reached out to the people for their inputs on how to develop and implement the $675 million Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization Program.
US Laser Focused On Silicon Free PV Technology
DOE Targets Over 24% CdTe Cell Efficiency & Below $0.20/W Module Costs By 2025
Tuesday, 02 Aug 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) Accelerator Consortium (CTAC) to accelerate the development of CdTe solar cells with cell efficiencies over 24% and module costs below $0.20 per W by 2025.
US Announces $56 Million Funding Opportunity For Solar
US Department of Energy Invites Proposals To Support CdTe & Perovskite Solar Technologies As Part Its PV R&D And Solar Manufacturing Incubator Projects
Friday, 15 Jul 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $56 million funding opportunity for commercializing silicon free thin-film PV technology, perovskites and for projects that promote reuse and recycling of solar technologies, as the country seeks to develop local and clean energy supply chain.
North America PV News Snippets
700 MW+ Bifacial Modules Order For Boviet Solar & More From Syncarpha, Renewco, DOE
Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022
Origis Energy to buy bifacial solar modules from Boviet Solar; Syncarpha Capital and Rosemawr launch $100 million solar and storage partnership; Scotland’s Renewco Power acquires 2 GW solar and storage in the US; DOE ropes in Robert Downey Jr.
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