The company offers a portable charging trailer for commercial electric fleets, providing power without making fixed infrastructure upgrades. Xos, Inc., a manufacturer of fully electric commercial vehicles has announced the release of Xos Hub, a mobile charging station for EV fleets. The tow-behind unit can be deployed in the fleet yard without having to wait for a traditional infrastructure…
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Renewables developer Syncline Energy has revealed plans for a 600 MW/2400 MWh battery storage project near Melbourne. Syncline Energy has revealed plans to build the Melton Renewable Energy Hub, a big battery project, near Melbourne. It will be located next to the Sydenham terminal station and will connect to the state’s main 500 kV transmission…
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The plant will produce super-high-efficiency heterojunction solar cell modules for residential and commercial applications. Solar module maker Heliene said it will open a third North American manufacturing facility in Riviera Beach, Florida. The 75,000-square-foot facility is Heliene’s second in the U.S., and increases its manufacturing capacity by 100 MW. The company said it will begin production at…
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In Beyond Earth’s vision, space solar power systems would include photovoltaics and concentrators, along with wireless power transmission systems, including microwave and laser power transmission. The Beyond Earth Institute, a nonprofit that offers policy recommendations for interplanetary human expansion, offered the U.S. National Space Council a strategy for space solar power development. The group said the strategy…
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Research suggests we can power 80% of the U.S. with wind, solar, and 12 hours of energy storage, but being able to replace a nuclear power plant hasn’t been financially viable. Is that about to change? Nuclear power delivers almost 20% of all electricity in the United States, and about 50% of all low-emission electricity. Moreover,…
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Nexamp is developing the nearly two dozen solar projects across the Empire State. Energy will power Walmart retail outlets and a distribution center. Walmart said it contracted with Nexamp to serve as an anchor tenant to support 129 MW of community solar projects in New York. The retailer is subscribing to a share of each…
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Two solar water pumps installed by the Philippines’ National Irrigation Administration (NIA) will cover a total area of more than 500 hectares. The Philippines’ National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has commissioned this week two solar water pumps in the Province of Nueva Ecija, which is located in the Central Luzon region. The two facilities have a…
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In June alone, new PV systems totaling 430 MW were connected to the German grid. The country’s cumulative operational PV capacity reached 55.3 GW at the end of June. Germany saw the addition of 428.5 MW of new PV capacity in June, according to the latest figures from the Federal Network Agency – the Bundesnetzagentur.…
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Battery prices are falling, and renewable energy generation continues to expand, leading power plant developers to co-locate energy storage along with power generation assets. At least 226 co-located hybrid front-of-the-meter power plants greater than 1 MW in size were operating in the United States at the end of 2020, according to data tracked by the…
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The U.S. has passed 170 GW in installed utility solar, battery storage and wind power, with 26 GW of clean energy projects brought online in 2020. The U.S. continues to ramp up clean power deployment and related investment, with a record 26 GW brought online in 2020. That brings the total installed capacity of solar,…
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