2025 represents a pivotal stage in the United States’ transition toward a clean energy future. By implementing a dynamic, forward-thinking strategy, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms and project developers stand to benefit from both near-term growth and the substantial upside of the rapidly evolving market. Let’s examine the trends likely to shape the utility-scale …
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A Look Back at 2024 With Trinasolar US
As we bid farewell to 2024, we wanted to share the highlights of a year marked by significant milestones, technological advancements, and strategic partnerships that have further solidified Trinasolar’s position as an industry leader in the U.S. solar market. Let’s take a closer look at the key highlights that defined our year. Advancing PV …
Second Peak Hail Season of the Year Highlights the Critical Need for Hail-Resistant PV Modules
If you follow professional football, you’re probably aware of the recent Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals games when officials had to stop play for the first time ever so the crew could close the stadium’s roof. The reason? An unexpected out-of-season hailstorm in Phoenix, Arizona. The second out-of-season hailstorm to hit the state in less …
As Microgrid Deployments Increase, Streamlining Procurement and Ensuring Component Compatibility Will Be Critical
Three years ago, we wrote that microgrids were poised to take off due to their key benefits of lowering energy costs, strengthening resilience, and easily integrating renewable sources. Present-day indicators continue supporting the forecast, with California’s Title 24 spurring a wave of microgrid developers, while Proposition 7 in Texas funds the creation of backup microgrids …
Trinasolar US: Empowering Solar EPCs and Developers with Opportunity, Expertise, and Capital Relationships
By: Robert Gibbons, Strategic Development Manager, Trina Solar US Despite the solar industry’s remarkable growth and the country’s urgent need for more renewable energy solutions, many solar Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firms and developers still face significant funding headwinds trying to navigate the increasingly complex and volatile solar financing sector. Developers and EPCs are …
As Solar LCOE Dips to Lowest Point, Energy Storage Systems and a Total Solar Solution Will Be Critical to Reduce LCOE Further
Over the past decade, the solar sector has made monumental strides in cost-effectiveness, expansion, and technological advancements, enabling rapid generation growth and a major drop in the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). But as solar power continues its impressive expansion and LCOE continues its dramatic decline, utility-scale developers and EPCs face increasing pressure to find …
Leveraging New Federal Land Use Policies and Advanced PV Technologies for Successful Utility-Scale Solar Siting
The U.S. utility-scale solar sector continues its historic growth trajectory, adding 12 GW of new capacity in the first half of 2024 — 59% of all utility-scale power plant additions. Florida and Texas led the nation, contributing 38% of the new solar capacity. Analysts forecast the country to finish the year with 37 GW of new …
Community-Centered Approaches for Addressing Local Resident Pushback in Utility-Scale Solar Projects
Despite the urgent need to deploy substantial renewable energy capacity if the country is to meet its decarbonization goals, utility-scale solar developers and EPCs continue to face ever-present challenges from local resident pushback. Increasingly, project success often hinges on a company’s ability to navigate community concerns effectively and ethically. The recently launched Community-Centered Solar Development …
Why Hail-Resistant PV Modules are Critical for Mitigating Increasing Hail Risks
By: Billy Christie, Director of Engineering Center, Trina Solar US For any hailstone aficionados out there, it must be an exciting time. For everyone else, though, the increasing frequency and severity of hailstorms with larger and denser hailstones are causing concern and re-evaluation of PV product offerings. Since the solar sector often bears the brunt …
One-Stop Solar Shopping: The Key to Utility-Scale Success as Co-Located PV, Trackers, and Storage Converge
The renewable energy sector is rapidly codifying a new unwritten rule: Battery storage must be co-located with new PV and solar tracker installations. No, there aren’t any new regulations or legislation mandating this—at least, not yet, anyway. Nonetheless, recent S&P Global Market Intelligence data indicates that deploying a trifecta of PV, solar trackers, and storage …
