by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Solar News Stream
(China’s) rapid growth of renewables, supported by rising nuclear generation, is set to displace global coal-fired generation, which is forecast to fall by an average of 1.7% annually through 2026. This follows a 1.6% increase in coal-fired output in 2023 amid...
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Solar News Stream
Jesse Burke, a Rhode Island based photographer, reached out to us via LinkedIn to advertise his services – specifically noting that he’d done some work with Patagonia at a solar project. Here are some of those images from his website. I really like the...
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Solar News Stream
The biggest problem? Bird droppings. Loose wiring The natural movement of birds and animals can loosen panel wiring. When connections are compromised, it can have a negative effect on an entire system and efficiency can suffer. Squirrels also like to gnaw on the...
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Solar News Stream
Department of the Interior announced updated roadmap for solar energy development across the West…announced next steps on projects in Arizona, California and Nevada – ~1,700 MW solar & 1,300 MW of storage. During the Biden-Harris administration, the BLM has...
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Solar News Stream
Inverter burst into flames at the 30 MW Mannum Stage 2 solar farm, which is being developed near the town of Mannum, South Australia. A worker is now being treated in the hospital for burns. Estimated $250,000 damage bill. The CFS said 10 firefighters responded on...
by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Solar News Stream
There is now a 1.3 GW agrivoltaic array in northern Indiana, in New York state, which will deliver its first specialty crop array in 2024 and the Shines program, in Illinois, has more than 50 projects which are choosing to include agricultural production within half...
