Illinois Solar & Batteries

Everything you need to know about switching to solar power!!☀️

Everything you need to know about switching to solar power The cost of solar energy is plummeting while the price of grid electricity keeps climbing. But costs and savings can vary a lot depending on your location.

Tiger Solar offsets 100% of car service center’s electric needs with solar power☀️

Tiger Solar offsets 100% of car service center's electric needs with solar power This project is one of four solar-powered dealerships in Shenandoah Valley that Tiger Solar has managed.

U.S. residential energy storage market has biggest installation quarter yet! ☀️

U.S. residential energy storage market has biggest installation quarter yet The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the fourth quarter of 2021, with new system installations totaling 4,727 MWh. According to Wood

Solar and battery storage make up 60% of planned new US electric generation capacity ‼️

Solar and battery storage make up 60% of planned new US electric generation capacity The US is expected to add 51 gigawatts of new solar and battery storage projects to its power grid from 2022 to 2023.

Ferris students set to attend Solar Decathlon! ☀️

Ferris students set to attend Solar Decathlon Three teams of Ferris State University students have been selected among 55 teams...

Encouraging voluntary government action via a solar-friendly designation program to promote solar energy in the United States!

Encouraging voluntary government action via a solar-friendly designation program to promote solar energy in the United States Due to market and system failures, policies and programs at the local level are needed to accelerate the renewable energy transition. A voluntary environmental program (VEP), such as SolSmart, can encourage local governments to adopt solar-...Sustainable development requires an accelerated transitio...

New LFP battery maker plans to establish gigafactory in United States! 🇺🇸

New LFP battery maker plans to establish gigafactory in United States American Battery Factory (ABF), a new lithium-iron phosphate battery maker, has announced plans to develop gigafactories in the United States. “We talk a

Solar+food in ethanol fields could fully power the United States! ☀️

Solar+food in ethanol fields could fully power the United States Converting the nation’s 40 million acres of ethanol corn farms into solar-plus-food facilities would generate 1.5 times our nation’s electricity needs, while also powering a 100% electrified passen…

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/10/rocket-lab-unveils-space-solar-cell-with-33-3-efficiency/

Rocket Lab unveils space solar cell with 33.3% efficiency The new device is based on an inverted metamorphic multi-junction (IMM) cell technology developed by Rocket Lab's unit Solaero. The cell can be used in applications in the civil, military, and commercial space markets.

https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/03/nexamp-developer-accelerator-program-financing-resources/

Nexamp's new Developer Accelerator Program provides financing, other resources Nexamp's new program will offer resources and responsiveness at a level often out of reach for smaller teams.

https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/03/nrel-ul-cybersecurity-certification-standard-for-distributed-energy-resources/

NREL, UL working on first cybersecurity standard for distributed energy resources NREL and UL are working on a standard that will apply to energy storage and generation technologies on the distribution grid, including PV inverters.