New York governor urged to double solar deployment goal
Currently New York has a state target of 10 GW deployed by 2030. The state’s Solar Energy Industries Association has called for a new target of 20 GW of distributed solar by 2035.
People on the move: Spruce Power, ConnectDER, Amp Energy and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: New York policy authorizes $814.6 million to fund energy storage
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New York policy authorizes $814.6 million to fund energy storage
The new order puts the state on track to install 6 GW of energy storage by 2030.
People on the move: Amp Energy, Deriva Energy, Atwell LLC, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
New York continues long duration energy storage investments with $5M funding initiative
NYSERDA is allocating $5 million to fund up to 50% of project costs for developing energy storage systems capable of operating for 10 to 100 hours, addressing key integration challenges and promoting viable economic products within New York’s energy grid.
Sunrise brief: New York invests $5 million in agrivoltaics
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New York invests $5 million in agrivoltaics
The Empire State seeks “active farming,” such as cattle grazing, cannabis, corn, foraging, or specialty crops, on solar power sites. Offers up to $750,000 per site for demonstration projects that share data publicly.
People on the move: 3E, Pure Power Engineering, Crux, CMBlu, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Total U.S. solar module manufacturing capacity grows by 71% in Q1 2024
According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2024 report, solar module manufacturing production capacity increased by over 11 GW.
