Agrivoltaics: Co-locating solar and agriculture yields mutual benefits
National labs and universities are exploring the synergies of co-locating solar with cattle or sheep, crops, pollinator-friendly native plants, soil rehabilitation and other ecosystem services.
Bi-directional charging approved for Nissan LEAF in the U.S.
The Fermata Energy FE-15 charger passed key requirements from Nissan and is now verified to be compatible with the Nissan LEAF and available for fleets.
Community bank tax equity financing backs 11.6 MW solar portfolio
Funding for Renewable Properties’ community solar portfolio provided by KeyState Renewable’s SOLCAP solar tax equity fund.
Sunrise brief: Perovskite solar cell achieves 24% efficiency, retains 87% of output after 100 days
Also on the rise: Flyover footage of a 6.5 MW community solar project in Maine. The PV Magazine states of solar tour stops in North Carolina. And more.
Fully operational residential microgrid will help power exhibits at RE+
One of the features on the show floor at RE+ will be a live demonstration of an operational hybrid, bi-directional microgrid.
People on the Move: First Solar, Scale Microgrid Solutions, NY-BEST, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Perovskite solar cell achieves 24% efficiency, retains 87% of output after 100 days
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory made a breakthrough in high efficiency and stability for perovskite solar cells.
Watch: Flyover footage of a 6.5 MW community solar project in Maine
Syncarpha Capital announced it achieved commercial operations for the project, which will supply renewable energy to Central Maine Power customers.
50 states of solar incentives: North Carolina
North Carolina is ranked fourth in the country for solar installations, growth that is driven by solar supportive renewable energy portfolio standards, policies and regulations.
Reliance Industries to acquire majority stake in U.S. solar startup
Reliance Industries is set to buy 79.4% of US-based SenseHawk, which provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for process optimization, automation, and asset information management across the solar asset lifecycle.
