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2020

Venture capital funding in solar, storage and energy intelligence sees a year-end surge

At least a dozen energy transition startups are getting their start during the pandemic holiday season.

The first phase of Li-Cycle’s lithium-ion battery recycling hub is complete

The company’s second ‘Spoke’ facility has been completed in Rochester New York and is set to feed 5,000 tons of spent lithium-ion batteries per year to the company’s nearby processing facility, set to open in 2022.

Morning Brief: Solar roadway in Georgia, Oakland bans natural gas in new buildings, DC gets solar to the people

Also in the brief: Ohio bill would ban new large solar and wind projects for up to three years

The roadmap to the lowest cost grid is paved with distributed solar and storage

We wanted to know what the grid would look like, and cost, if we stopped ignoring the benefits of DERs and optimized the integration of these resources through a better modeling process. We found that when you use better planning models and scale both local solar and storage, as well as utility-scale solar and wind, you maximize cost savings and unlock the path to the lowest cost grid.

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Solar panel recycling in the US — a looming issue that could harm industry growth and reputation

The solar industry cannot claim to be a clean energy source if it leaves a trail of hazardous waste.

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The US energy storage market was redefined in Q3

A record 476 MW/764 MWh were installed in Q3, with California’s deployment figures alone shattering all previous quarterly records.

Morning Brief: High-voltage power lines are ugly, and the US needs more

Also in the brief: Ohio bill would ban new large solar and wind projects for up to three years

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Senate confirms Clements and Christie to FERC, lengthy list of issues awaits new Commission

For the first time in nearly two years, FERC is at full strength, with the confirmations of Mark Christie and Allison Clements bringing the agency to a full five members. With Neil Chatterjee leaving in June, the agency is set to have a Democratic majority in the near future.

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Sungevity, once a residential solar installer of note, is auctioning its assets

The now former company has laid off its remaining staff, locked its offices and left dozens of customers, sub-contractors and former employees asking what comes next.

First Solar CEO: Ohio must join the fight to save America’s solar industry

Also in the morning brief: America’s largest solar project coming to Northeast Texas… and C2 Energy Capital has purchased California’s largest floating solar project from Ciel & Terre

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