Sunrise brief: Bill Gates-backed battery startup secures $144m in funding
Also on the rise: LS Power launches Rev Renewables, El Paso Electric issues an RFP for renewables, and Biden’s infrastructure agenda clears one big hurdle but faces still more.
LS Power launches Rev Renewables business unit
Rev will take over LS Power’s 2.4 GW portfolio of operating solar, storage, and wind projects.
Recovering waste heat from solar cells using a thermoelectric generator
The device recovers waste heat from the PV unit and produces additional power.
RFP alert: El Paso Electric will add capacity to meet state RPS goals by 2025
The RPS requires the utility to meet 40% of its New Mexico sales with renewable energy resources beginning in 2025.
Ambri secures $144 million for liquid metal battery commercialization
The company plans to commercialize its calcium-antimony liquid metal battery chemistry and open manufacturing facilities to deliver projects in 2023 and beyond.
Senate passes Biden’s infrastructure bill, but success in the House remains uncertain
The legislation would be the largest federal investment in infrastructure projects in more than a decade, and won the support of 19 Republicans. The Democrat-controlled House may not be as amenable.
Standard Solar installs one of New York’s largest community solar + storage projects
The 6.9 MW Lenox Community Solar Project is nearly complete and includes a 20 MWh DC-coupled battery energy storage system.
Sunrise brief: Heliene adds a solar module factory in Florida, eyes Minnesota expansion
Also on the rise: Recurrent Energy signs solar + storage deal with PG&E, a city in Maine puts the brakes on solar, and vehicle-to-grid still has a ways to go.
Vehicle-to-grid inches closer to reality, but barriers remain
V2G tech could offer low-cost energy storage at a huge scale, but many barriers must be overcome.
AEP Energy procures more capacity from Mammoth project in Indiana
The agreement follows a long-term renewable energy purchase agreement signed in April for the first phase of the project, covering 480 MW.
