Asset Management

In data we trust: Bringing the field closer to the boardroom

To survive in a data economy, it is imperative to parse the good from the bad and make sense of what’s left. A new software suite promises renewable energy developers a one-stop shop for managing assets across technologies and geographies.

08.23.2024

In the shadow of the Vineyard Wind incident, another GE Vernova Haliade-X turbine has failed at Dogger Bank wind farm offshore England.

Bad battery bids: FERC ruling costs REV Renewables $2.67M

08.22.2024

FERC’s Office of Enforcement ruled Vista Energy Storage provided CAISO an incorrect initial state of charge over 33 days in 2022.

No more sheepless nights: Enel inks largest solar grazing contract

08.15.2024

Texas Solar Sheep Company will deploy more than 6,000 four-stomached grazers to feast on 10,100 acres of land used for solar production.

Asset-level generation forecasts? 15-day solar predictions? AI has made it a reality

07.30.2024

Renewable energy producers, utilities, and other companies that buy and sell electricity, can now view solar generation forecasts at the individual site-level or aggregate-level for portfolio management, and each hour’s forecast accuracy is scored and calculated based on the asset’s nameplate capacity.

Meet Maximo, the AI-enabled solar installation robot

07.30.2024

The robot has already installed nearly 10 MW of solar and will begin working on the massive Bellefield solar + storage project in August.

Cleanleaf Energy to sign 350MW of utility-scale projects in Georgia and Pennsylvania

05.21.2024

Cleanleaf Energy has acquired new utility-scale renewable energy projects totaling 350 MW in Georgia and Pennsylvania.

Cyber attacks: The ever-changing and evolving threats facing renewables

Without robust cyber security, the energy sector cannot reap the benefits of digital transformation and increased electrification, writes Auke Huistra, Industri…

Texas hailstorm damages thousands of solar panels at 350-MW farm

“Golf ball-sized” hail fell in the area on March 15, and aerial footage captured from a helicopter offered a glimpse at the extent of the damage….

Heliene navigates the pitfalls of modern manufacturing while helping farmers feed families

PV module manufacturer Heliene shares insights on modern manufacturing and agrivoltaic breakthroughs as it opens new production lines….

Data-driven decisions in a changing climate

In this interview, NV5 highlights vital changes in utility disaster response amid climate change. Their data-driven approach, incorporating GIS conflation and r…

Ready or not, fleets are going electric. Here’s what leaders need to be considering

Fleet owners are electrifying their vehicles, but they must be mindful of key factors in their planning processes….

Solar inspection platform brings ‘100% guarantee’ to US

Sinovoltaics’ services include quality assurance inspections, factory audits, ESG, and traceability audits for utility solar developers and investors….

Watch an Indiana wind farm get repowered

The project involved upgrading 40 turbines, including the installation of 120 individual blades and 40 new nacelles, and bp’s capital investment was around $100…

Renewables are cleaning the grid. They’re also messing it up

The race to decarbonize has brought on a new problem: In the absence of clear reliability standards, inverter-based resources are, in some instances, “misbeha…

Made in America: Nevados opens new solar tracker production line at East Texas steel plant

Priefert Steel in East Texas has begun manufacturing all-terrain solar mounting and tracking equipment for Nevados….