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2021

Sunrise brief: 50-year solar? Here’s how the numbers may work

Also on the rise: NREL points to energy efficiency as a good substitute for energy storage, and a salary survey finds a widening pay gap between women and men in the solar sector.

New tech recovers pure silicon from end-of-life solar cells

The technique is reported to be able to deliver recycled silicon with a purity of up to 99.9984%.

Solar retains it LCOE edge in latest Lazard analysis

Utility-scale solar–both thin-film and crystalline silicon–as well as wind have the lowest LCOE of all U.S. sources considered.

Energy efficiency is a good substitute for long-term storage, NREL study says

Reducing building energy usage by about 60% is key to a least-cost 100% renewable energy grid, the study found. 

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Summit Ridge completes first project in 200 MW Maine portfolio

The 6.3 MW installation, developed via a joint venture with Osaka Gas USA, will serve roughly 850 households and small businesses across Maine.

Better pay, more flexibility! Survey details trends on solar sector pay and benefits

The survey from RO found a widening pay gap between men and women who work in the same role and offer the same industry experience.

50-year solar? Here’s how the numbers may work

The DCF from a solar project’s electricity generation increases by 46% when shifting the project from today’s standard 25-year lifetime to a 50-year time scale.

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Sunrise brief: Work starts on 100 MW/50 MWh solar+storage project

Also on the rise: LONGi says that modules were detained by U.S. Customs agents, Salt River Project rolls out a new Solar Choice program, and a standalone storage project is headed to Utah.

SRP rolls out Solar Choice program to replace two ‘legacy’ offerings

A bill adder of at least a $0.005 per kilowatt-hour to take part would top off current monthly price plans.

Border agents detained 40.31 MW of LONGi solar products, company says

The detained modules accounted for roughly 1.59% of the company’s total 2020 export sales volume to the U.S.

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