Alternative Energy - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Reliability in Extreme Latitude: Sungrow Deploys 60MWh Battery Storage Project Close to the Arctic Circle
This project supports Finland's renewable energy grid and is part of the FRV AmpTank joint venture. The company is developing battery storage projects for both short-duration and long-duration storage at multiple locations.
Future Proofing Off-Grid Systems Against Obsolescence
The ReadyEdge is a system monitoring and site management device that connects to one or multiple compatible Morningstar charge controllers to aggregate their operating data and enable remote management.
Battery Manufacturer Cuts Scrap by 90% and Streamlines Prototyping
Lithos has now built a repeatable system through PICO to speed up prototyping, minimize losses, and ensure every change is intentional, traceable, and scalable.
Battery inspection using machine vision – fast, reliable, and variable
Averna has developed a procedure for automating battery inspection for one of its customers. The fact that potential errors are extremely varied increases the complexity of the inspection process.
Jinko Solar Expands into Energy Storage
Although contracts for solar and energy storage are inherently different, many of the terms and conditions remain the same, so customers can enjoy a more streamlined purchasing process, reducing cost and time.
District Energy Technology for Data Centers
By aggregating the thermal needs of multiple buildings, district energy systems create economies of scale that enable investment in highly-efficient, industrial-scale or renewable assets that may not make economic sense for an individual building.
The Truth Behind Second-Life Batteries: Why Reuse Is Lagging Behind
Despite its promise, the second-life battery market in the United States remains underdeveloped, hindered by significant challenges. This article explores the issues limiting the growth of this market and what it will take to unlock its potential.
Alternative Energy - Featured Stories
Sungrow Releases the Groundbreaking PowerTitan 3.0 Energy Storage System Platform
The 30ft PowerTitan 3.0 Plus version is the world's largest BESS both in capacity and energy density, reducing land footprint by 45% and cabling by 10%.
Record-breaking energy density with up to 684Ah stacking battery cells and 12.5MW/50MWh per AC block.
Kiwa PVEL Releases 11th Edition of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard
In the 11th edition, Kiwa PVEL names a total of 50 manufacturers as "Top Performers" in one or more of the tests, with nine manufacturers named as Top Performers with at least one model type listed in each of the seven test categories.
Will Renewable Propane Be the Next Big Thing? Discovering its Scalability
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The variability of sustainable vehicles is expanding, including bioethanol and hydrogen fuel cells. What is renewable propane’s role in this market? It has the potential to become an accessible, affordable and scalable offering.
Alternative Energy - News Headlines
Hammond Power Solutions Publishes 2024 ESG Report, Demonstrating Tangible ESG Progress
The report outlines measurable progress in emissions management, resource efficiency, employee engagement, and community impact across its global operations, reinforcing HPS's commitment to sustainability and responsible growth.
Building a new energy ecosystem, CHINT appeared at SNEC 2025
At the beginning of CHINT's multi-dimensional strategic layout, new modes and formats, such as integration of light storage and charging, wind and light hydrogen storage, smart microgrid and virtual power plant, have continuously stimulated new vitality of the industry, and virtual power plant and smart microgrid technologies have been continuously applied to help improve the stability, reliability and economy of the power system.
LS Power Acquires ENGIE Services U.S; 50+ Year Legacy Company Returns to Its Roots as OPTERRA Energy Services to Expand Efficiency and Renewables Offerings
OPTERRA's National Reach Includes 9,000+ Energy Projects, 375 MW of Solar, 24 Microgrids
and $3B Guaranteed Energy Cost Savings to Date
TCL Solar Showcases Next-Gen BC Modules at SNEC, Writing the Future of Solar Innovation with Technological Advancements
During the event, TCL Solar exhibited its next-generation back-contact (BC) module technology, a range of high-efficiency, high-power BC and TOPCon modules, as well as parent company TCL Zhonghuan's 210 monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafer products. The company also introduced lightweight module "concept products" and new anti-dust accumulation series.
Hithium Pioneers Mass Production of the World's First kAh Battery Cell, Accelerating Scaled Deployment of Long-Duration Energy Storage
This marks the beginning of a new phase, where long-duration energy storage enters scaled deployment.
Alternative Energy - Featured Product
OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers
A One-In-Portrait (1P) solution for a wide range of solar projects within utility scale, distributed generation (DG), and community solar markets manufactured and factory preassembled in the USA at OMCO Solar with full-scale support, and design for quick, easy and safe installation, and fewer trackers per MW. OMCO makes all structural components with domestic steel and this balanced design allows for more accurate targeting and reduced energy consumption. OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers include universal module mounts with options for all commercially available modules, labor-saving bearings with 6 adjustable ways to compensate for posts and terrain issues, and foundation solutions for every terrain including OMCO C Piles.
Alternative Energy - Featured Company
Terrasmart
Terrasmart, the renewable energy portfolio of Gibraltar (NASDAQ: ROCK), is a leading provider of solar racking technologies, electrical balance-of-system products, installation services, and project optimization software. Harnessing the combined strengths, technical expertise, and heritage of its four brands, the new Terrasmart delivers a holistic project experience and best-in-class solutions across markets, providing leading solar technologies and smart solutions across the project lifecycle to mitigate risks and amplify returns for solar projects of any size, type, and location. Serving the commercial and utility sectors across North America, Terrasmart integrates products and solutions across the PV lifecycle to minimize risks and maximize returns. With over 19 GWs of solar deployed across 4600 PV systems, Terrasmart creates unique value for more profitable solar on any terrain, anywhere in the U.S.
