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2021

EV adoption is growing, but more action is needed to reach net-zero by 2050

BNEF’s latest Electric Vehicle Outlook outlines the level of sales and investment needed in EVs, charging infrastructure, and batteries in order to achieve a net-zero future.

Solar for manufactured homes: the next frontier for energy equity

Manufactured households represent an often-overlooked portion of low- and middle-income solar access equity, one that presents its own unique challenges and opportunities on both the individual and community level.

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Sunrise brief: NV Energy plans to replace a coal plant with 600 MW of solar and 480 MW of storage

Also on the rise: Tesla’s solar roof factory in Buffalo: more EV and less roof? DOE outlines policies to create a domestic battery supply chain, FPL hits a solar milestone, and Connecticut moves closer to setting an energy storage goal.

First Solar to add 3.3 GW of capacity in a new $680 million Ohio factory

The 1.8 million-square-foot facility is projected to create 500 jobs and produce an enhanced thin film PV module for the utility-scale solar market in the U.S.

Texas remains a solar and storage hotspot, but transmission gaps could hamper growth

Data from ERCOT shows that more than 6,147 MW of solar and 1,506 MW of battery storage are in line to enter service in 2021. Transmission constraints could dampen future growth.

Li-Cycle announces partnership with Renewance, first western ‘Spoke’ plant

The two companies will work together to deliver a safe, sustainable, and cost-effective lithium-ion battery recycling solution for end-of-life energy storage systems.

TVA releases RFP for 200 MW of new solar + storage and retrofits

The projects will be used for the entity’s Green Invest program, which helps large-scale energy buyers meet their renewable needs.

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PG&E deploys microgrid to protect high fire-threat area

Remote grid provides enhanced reliability, lower risk profile, and lower total cost when compared to existing distribution lines

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Sunrise brief: CleanCapital will finance a Maryland solar portfolio

Also on the rise: 7x Energy sells a Texas solar project to a unit of a Korean power company, and it was eight years in the making, but a $740 million transmission upgrade in Southern California may now pave the way for gigawatts of new renewables and storage.

Energy storage deployments slowed in Q1, but the sector is on track for 3x growth in 2021, report says

Favorable federal tax policies and state regulatory reform could help the storage sector notch even higher rates of growth.

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