Yaskawa Solectria Solar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yaskawa America Inc., has joined the Tigo Enhanced initiative, aimed at providing customers with simple and reliable rapid shutdown solutions that meet all safety and code requirements. All Solectria inverters that are Tigo Enhanced are plug and play out of the box with Tigo’s latest generation rapid shutdown devices. “We are excited to join the Tigo Enhanced program to generate more awareness about our solutions and make fulfilling safety and certification requirements as easy as possible for our customers,” says Mark Goodreau, general manager of Yaskawa Solectria Solar. Solectria’s Tigo Enhanced inverters have integrated Tigo’s RSS transmitter – which communicates with Tigo’s rapid shutdown devices – and completed UL PV Rapid Shutdown System (PVRSS) certification. The following inverters are part of the program: -Solectria PVI 60TL (3 phase, 60 kW, 480 V AC) Yaskawa Solectria Solar and Tigo received the UL PVRSS certification after testing the inverter and rapid shutdown devices for compatibility and safety. The certification fulfills a necessary safety requirement for PV Rapid Shutdown in the National Electrical Code. Rapid shutdown devices are now required with rooftop PV installations across the vast majority of the U.S. The Solectria inverters and Tigo rapid shutdown devices can be purchased at leading distributors throughout the U.S. Photo: Tigo’s RSS transmitter The post Yaskawa Solectria Solar Joins Tigo Enhanced Initiative appeared first on Solar Industry. from https://solarindustrymag.com/yaskawa-solectria-solar-joins-tigo-enhanced-initiative
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Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at $351 billion in 2017, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). The 2020 edition of the Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance report reveals that while a cumulative $1.8 trillion was invested during the five-year period, the amount falls short of achieving global climate commitments. Renewable energy investment slightly declined in 2018, with modest growth through 2019. Although this was largely due to the decreasing costs of renewables, the total installed capacity continued to grow. The current level of investment is still insufficient to keep the rise in global temperatures within the 1.5°C objective by mid-century. To achieve this climate goal, investment in diverse renewables technologies must almost triple annually to $800 billion by 2050. Ambitious commitments from governments are needed – backed by supporting measures such as moving subsidies away from fossil fuels. Further investments are also needed in system integration and enabling technologies that increase system flexibility such as batteries and energy storage. To that end, policies that enable the integration of new renewable capacity additions into the energy systems are needed, leading to their decarbonization and bringing wide socio-economic benefits. “The investment trend in renewable energy before COVID-19 was a positive one,” says Francesco La Camera, director-general at IRENA. “But COVID-19 has shown us that much more effort is urgently needed to put us on a climate-compatible pathway and help us recover better with a sustainable, resilient economy. Decision-makers must design systemic approaches to policies that encourage and speed up the flow of investment into renewables – and away from fossil fuels – and doing so enable economic growth, social resilience and welfare.” IRENA’s post-COVID agenda showed that average annual investments of $2 trillion in renewables and other energy transition-related technologies in the 2021-2023-recovery phase could create 5.5 million additional jobs in the sector. An additional 19 million energy transition-related jobs would be created by 2030, following average annual investments of $4.5 trillion up to 2030. Looking ahead, policy makers need to signal long-term political commitment and enhance partnerships with the private sector to boost investor confidence and attract additional private capital in the sector. To that effect, the report laid out five specific recommendations that policy makers should implement to engage private sector actors, including institutional investors, capital market players and non-energy producing companies, in the collective path to green recovery and climate objectives. To read IRENA and CPI’s Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance report, click here. Photo: CPI’s landing page The post IRENA: Renewable Investments Fall Short of Achieving Global Climate Goals appeared first on Solar Industry. from https://solarindustrymag.com/irena-renewable-investments-fall-short-of-achieving-global-climate-goals The year 2020 will long be remembered for the COVID-19 global pandemic and the impacts it had around the world. At the time of publication, there had been over 50 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus worldwide with over 120,000 people dying from the virus. It remains a major issue with over 620,000 cases being […] The post COVID-19 drove down emissions but renewables are still doing a much better job appeared first on Energy Matters. from https://www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-news/covid-19-drove-down-emissions-but-renewables-are-still-doing-a-much-better-job/ Mosaic, a platform that provides financing solutions for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvement projects, says its SwiftLink URL is now available. SwiftLink is a shareable, customizable URL that allows residential contractors and solar installers to easily distribute credit application forms to customers without the need to log in to a separate portal. Homeowners can now simply click on their contractor-specific SwiftLink URL using any smart mobile device, complete a single-screen credit application form requiring just three pieces of customer financial information and receive a credit decision in a matter of seconds. “Mosaic has a track record of innovating finance solutions that help improve and streamline partner sales and businesses,” says Patrick Moore, COO of Mosaic. “Now, with SwiftLink, contractors get the easiest way to distribute Mosaic credit application forms to their customers, and homeowners get the easiest way to apply for financing through the Mosaic platform.” Available to PowerSwitch ZERO solar loan and all home improvement contractor partners, SwiftLink can be shared directly with customers via text and email – or hosted on a partner website for the added benefit of integrating with specific business marketing needs and improved user-experience efforts. Credit approval, a necessary step when applying to finance solar installation and home improvement projects, traditionally requires homeowners to log in to a separate portal to fill out application forms in the presence of their solar installer or general contractor. Now, Mosaic’s partners can offer homeowners a contact-free credit application process from the convenience of their own homes and devices. Credit applications approved through SwiftLink are automatically integrated into partner sales pipelines easily accessed via Portal 2X – Mosaic’s recently announced sales tool. This gives contractors and installers access to their pipelines from any smart mobile device, as well as the flexibility to start financing at three different points of the sales transaction (adding a new customer, giving an estimate or pre-qualification). The availability of SwiftLink comes on the heels of Mosaic’s successful launch of PowerSwitch ZERO, the industry’s first residential solar loan with no payments required during the 12-month promotional period preceding a 10-, 15- or 20-year repayment term. Offered in tandem with the company’s new Portal 2X sales tool, this finance option meets an immediate need to put solar installers back to work after the economic slowdown associated with COVID-19. The post Mosaic’s SwiftLink URL Now Available appeared first on Solar Industry. from https://solarindustrymag.com/mosaics-swiftlink-url-now-available Lightsource bp, a global company that specializes in the development and management of solar energy projects, has entered into a purchase agreement with Array Technologies that will supply Lightsource bp’s newly developed solar portfolio of 1.4 GW across the world with DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers equipped with plant optimizing SmarTrack technology. Lightsource bp expects the agreement to supply and optimize this portfolio of solar power generation projects across growing energy markets worldwide, including the U.S., Australia and Spain. “As we continue to grow and progress our 16 GW development pipeline, executing global procurement deals with suppliers like Array Technologies enables us to leverage the efficiencies of our scale,” says Nick Boyle, group CEO for Lightsource bp. “This approach further optimizes our projects and translates into competitively priced electricity for our customers. Our agreement with Array Technologies demonstrates the quality of partnerships Lightsource bp invests in.” DuraTrack HZ v3 is a utility-scale solar tracker that offers over 7% lower lifetime costs for asset owners, as well as 31% lower lifetime operations and maintenance costs than competitive, decentralized trackers. SmarTrack is an advanced machine-learning software platform that boosts energy production and revenues for utility-scale solar sites by up to 5% by rapidly and securely optimizing backtracking and diffuse light strategies. This agreement builds on a previous deal between Lightsource bp and Array Technologies reached in December 2019 – an agreement of over $100 million for 1.5 GW of projects across the U.S. The post Lightsource bp Enters Purchase Agreement with Array Technologies appeared first on Solar Industry. from https://solarindustrymag.com/lightsource-bp-enters-purchase-agreement-with-array-technologies This year, renewable power is growing robustly around the world, contrasting with the sharp declines triggered by the COVID-19 crisis in many other parts of the energy sector such as oil, gas and coal, according to a recently released report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Driven by China and the U.S., new additions of renewable power capacity worldwide will increase to a record level of almost 200 GW this year, the IEA’s Renewables 2020 report forecasts. This rise – representing almost 90% of the total expansion in overall power capacity globally – is led by wind, hydropower and solar PV. Wind and solar additions are set to jump by 30% in both the U.S. and China as developers rush to take advantage of expiring incentives. Even stronger growth is to come. India and the EU will be the driving forces behind a record expansion of global renewable capacity additions of nearly 10% next year – the fastest growth since 2015 – according to the report. This is the result of the commissioning of delayed projects where construction and supply chains were disrupted by the pandemic, and growth in markets where the pre-COVID project pipeline was robust. India is expected to be the largest contributor to the renewables upswing in 2021, with the country’s annual additions doubling from this year. “Renewable power is defying the difficulties caused by the pandemic, showing robust growth while other fuels struggle,” says Dr. Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA. “The resilience and positive prospects of the sector are clearly reflected by continued strong appetite from investors – and the future looks even brighter with new capacity additions on course to set fresh records this year and next.” Policy makers still need to take steps to support the strong momentum behind renewables. In the IEA report’s main forecast, the expiry of incentives in key markets and the resulting uncertainties lead to a small decline in renewables capacity additions in 2022. But if countries address these policy uncertainties in time, the report estimates that global solar PV and wind additions could each increase by a further 25% in 2022. Critical factors influencing the pace of deployment will be policy decisions in key markets like China, and effective support for rooftop solar PV, which has been impacted by the crisis as households and businesses reprioritized investments. Under favorable policy conditions, solar PV annual additions could reach a record level of 150 GW by 2022 – an increase of almost 40% in just three years. The report’s outlook for the next five years sees cost reductions and sustained policy support continuing to drive strong growth in renewable power technologies. Total wind and solar PV capacity is on course to surpass natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024. Driven by rapid cost declines, annual offshore wind additions are set to surge, accounting for one-fifth of the total wind market in 2025. The growing capacity will take the amount of renewable electricity produced globally to new heights. To read IEA’s Renewables 2020 report, click here. The post IEA: Renewable Power Growing Robustly Around the World appeared first on Solar Industry. from https://solarindustrymag.com/iea-renewable-power-growing-robustly-around-the-world Outgoing President Donald Trump has been a vocal skeptic of climate change and a loud supporter of fossil fuel projects during his four years in the top job. But with Biden likely to take charge in January (legal challenges pending), there are going to be some big changes. Because not only is Biden a supporter […] The post What’s Biden’s stance on climate change as the new US President? appeared first on Energy Matters. from https://www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-news/whats-bidens-stance-on-climate-change-as-the-new-us-president/ The LNP government is diving headfirst into renewables in New South Wales after announcing a plan to become the biggest producer of clean green energy in the country. While the Federal LNP Government remains resistant to make a concrete commitment towards renewables, the Gladys Berejiklian LNP Government in New South Wales has made a bold […] The post New South Wales announces big plans towards clean energy appeared first on Energy Matters. from https://www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-news/new-south-wales-announces-big-plans-towards-clean-energy/ Esdec, a global rooftop solar mounting solutions provider, has acquired PanelClaw, a supplier of solar mounting systems for commercial roofs in the U.S. With the acquisition of PanelClaw, Esdec expands its customer base and portfolio of products available to the growing commercial and industrial (C&I) solar market. The PanelClaw acquisition is the European group’s fourth in the U.S. solar mounting market in the past three years and its first acquisition in the commercial market segment. Today, the combined group generates revenues in excess of $300 million annually and employs over 250 people worldwide. The terms of the PanelClaw acquisition were not disclosed. “Esdec is a global player in solar mounting and racking, so this is a move that just made sense for us,” says Costa Nicolaou, CEO of PanelClaw. “It provides us with access to R&D depth, strong financial backing and economies of scale that will enable us to grow and innovate. Our confidence in the growth and potential of the North American solar market is unparalleled and we look forward to building that future with Esdec.” PanelClaw will continue to operate as an independent business with a focus on directly serving commercial solar developers, EPCs and installers with its differentiated clawFR product and clawOS software. The current PanelClaw management team will continue leading the business. PanelClaw will also retain its independent brand name while becoming an Esdec company. Photo: PanelClaw’s landing page The post Esdec Acquires Rooftop Solar Systems Supplier appeared first on Solar Industry. from https://solarindustrymag.com/esdec-acquires-rooftop-solar-systems-supplier American Electric Power (AEP) says it will continue its progress toward a clean energy future by investing in its regulated businesses and renewable generation. The company plans to invest $37 billion in capital from 2021 through 2025, with the bulk allocated to regulated businesses and renewables. AEP’s capital plan includes $26.7 billion in transmission and distribution operations investments to continue updating infrastructure and implementing new technologies to benefit customers. During the same period, AEP plans to invest $2.8 billion in regulated renewable generation and $2.1 billion in competitive, contracted renewable projects. “As AEP transitions to a cleaner energy future, we’re creating new solutions for customers, while also bringing value to our shareholders,” says Nicholas K. Akins, chairman, president and CEO of AEP. “The company’s capital investments reflect our commitment to enhancing service and delivering reliable, clean energy and advanced technologies that exceed our customers’ expectations.” AEP, based in Columbus, Ohio, is focused on building a smarter energy infrastructure and delivering new technologies and custom energy solutions to its customers. The company is one of the nation’s largest electricity producers with approximately 30,000 MW of diverse generating capacity, including more than 5,300 MW of renewable energy. For more information on AEP’s renewable generation progress, click here. 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