Asset Management

Solar inspection platform brings ‘100% guarantee’ to US

Sinovoltaics’ services include quality assurance inspections, factory audits, ESG, and traceability audits for utility solar developers and investors.

Watch an Indiana wind farm get repowered

11.21.2023

The project involved upgrading 40 turbines, including the installation of 120 individual blades and 40 new nacelles, and bp’s capital investment was around $100 million.

Renewables are cleaning the grid. They’re also messing it up

11.20.2023

The race to decarbonize has brought on a new problem: In the absence of clear reliability standards, inverter-based resources are, in some instances, “misbehaving” and messing up the grid.

Made in America: Nevados opens new solar tracker production line at East Texas steel plant

11.17.2023

Priefert Steel in East Texas has begun manufacturing all-terrain solar mounting and tracking equipment for Nevados.

How technology performance insurance supports the rapid advancement of climate tech

11.06.2023

What started out in 2009 as a straightforward way to help companies de-risk their balance sheets is now a critical tool to help companies speed emerging technologies to market.

AI in clean energy: This company wants you to be able to talk with your projects

11.06.2023

To make sense of what’s what in AI, Albert Hofeldt, the senior vice president of technology for solar and battery storage software provider Stem, joined Episode 65 of the Factor This! podcast.

Recent standards made solar projects safer. But new risks endure

10.10.2023

If not applied correctly, some non-DC-optimized UL 3741 solutions threaten to diminish progress made to improve safety, economics, and O&M in solar.

Inverter manufacturer launches lifecycle servicing program as regulators warn of persistent performance issues

Tigo is launching a servicing program to support developers in the field. This comes as regulators criticize ongoing industry-wide performance issues. …

Strategies to harden solar assets against hurricanes

With climate change increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme storms, owners must strengthen the resilience of their assets….

New York creates battery storage fire safety working group following multiple fires

The group is meant to ensure the safety and security of energy storage systems across the state, following fire incidents at facilities in Jefferson, Orange, an…

Building resilient solar projects: Tips and best practices

Although solar has historically been focused on generating the cheapest electron, we are entering a new era of building and operating more resilient assets. …

Battery safety AI company secures $7.8M investment for its analytics software

ACCURE’s analytics software is used for battery safety and performance, energy storage, EVs, and more….

Climate change is hindering U.S. solar generation, study says

Conventional modeling methods use historical data but omit climate trends, over-estimating solar generation from new projects by 5–12%, Sunairio says….

California solar projects expected to lose $90.5M this year from equipment-driven failures

Power loss from equipment anomalies in CA have more than doubled over the past few years: from 1.6% in 2020, to 4.4% in 2022…

Solar farm pelted by giant hail as severe storm ripped through Nebraska

The 4.375 MWac solar farm was damaged June 23 by the same storm cell that tore through a Wyoming coal mine, leaving eight people injured….

Amazon signs ‘sun, wind and cloud’ agreements with Iberdrola

Iberdrola and Amazon have announced a new, two-prong partnership to drive Iberdrola’s digital strategy and renewbles generation….