Bright Planet Consulting installs solar on rental property that formerly housed Facebook
Since her home’s inception in 2004, California homeowner and landlord, Judy Fusco, has nurtured a space for transformation, first by housing her property with three young entrepreneurs who launched the world’s most famous social network, Facebook....
French oil giant Total expands into US microgrid market with Go Electric acquisition
Battery manufacturer and Total subsidiary Saft sees the purchase as an important step in its strategy to accelerate the growth of its energy storage systems business....
SunPower gets financial backing to support new residential solar leases
Through a partnership with Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and SunStrong Capital Holdings, SunPower has secured financing commitments for its residential solar lease program that will help the company meet its expected customer demand into 2020....
Solar News
Tesla Slips Again in Residential Solar Rankings, Dropping to Third in Q1 2019
Tesla, the lux energy company that also sells cars, sank to third place among residential solar providers for installations in the first quarter of 2019. The latest ranking, from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, shows...
REC Solar developing 1-MW California high school solar+storage system
REC Solar, a subsidiary of Duke Energy Renewables, is developing a solar-plus-storage project for Pleasanton Unified School District in Pleasanton, California. The project will include 1 MW of solar carports and a 660-kWh battery energy storage...
Five U.S. solar projects auctioned off at cocktail event on NYSE trading floor
Two wind energy and five solar power projects, with a total capacity of over 1 GW, have been auctioned off to investors at a unique event on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange....
Sunpreme hybrid solar cells get official silicon clarification from Dept. of Commerce
California-headquartered solar panel manufacturer Sunpreme recently popped up in federal court documents, bringing an end to court battles stretching back to 2015. Sunpreme makes bifacial, double-glass, frameless modules that use an innovative “hybrid cell technology (HCT)”...
Winners selected for annual Brews from the Sun competition
Solar United Neighbors announced the winners of its annual Brews from the Sun competition, to crown America’s Favorite Solar Craft Brewery. The competition brings together solar and craft beer enthusiasts from across the country. Maui Brewing...
Agriculture News
Just 59% of U.S. corn rated good to excellent
Growers in the eastern Corn Belt made progress last week, but the national planting pace remains well behind normal. U.S. corn planting advanced to 92 percent, with nearly 20 percent jumps in Indiana and Ohio. Corn...
Trump administration wants USMCA ratified soon
The Trump administration is expected to push Congress this week to approve the USMCA trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will testify before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday and the House...
Broin: E15 is ‘a game changer for rural America’
“A game-changer for rural America.” That’s how Jeff Broin, founder and CEO of ethanol producer POET, sees the approval of year-round E15. “This is going to open up seven billion gallons of annual ethanol, or biofuels, demand—and...
Outlook chairman ‘could argue both ways for soybean planted acreage’
USDA’s Outlook Board Chairman Seth Meyer says he could argue both ways whether to have changed soybean planted acreage, but after analysis, ‘no-change’ carried the day. “You could say, ‘well, you’ve got 3 million less acres...
USDA picks Kansas City area for ERS/NIFA
The USDA has picked the Kansas City area for the relocation of its Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture from their Washington, DC locations. Missouri Governor Mike Parson says he’s thrilled Ag...
