More awareness of heat pump capabilities and incentives could drive adoption
Despite generous incentives offered for heat pumps, adoption by both homeowners and contractors may be stalled by lack of understanding of the function of today’s heat pumps or awareness of the incentives.
Sunrise brief: Wisconsin’s largest solar project is now operational
Also on the rise: Indoor bifacial solar cells, a grid-scale battery in Texas, solar for uninterrupted manufacturing, and more.
First Solar to power its module factory in India with solar and wind
Cleantech Solar says it plans to develop 150 MW of solar and 16.8 MW of wind in India, supplying around 7.3 GWh of clean electricity to First Solar’s new 3.3 GW vertically integrated solar factory in the state of Tamil Nadu. The solar component of the project will use First Solar’s India-made Series 7 modules.
The largest solar facility in Wisconsin is now active
The 300 MW project serves Madison Gas and Electric and WE Energies customers.
Nextracker spin-off from Flex is complete
Tracker and solar solutions provider Nextracker is now its own entity.
Contact lens manufacturer safeguards operations with rooftop solar
California-based Staar Surgical will reduce operational costs and avoid spoiled production with an on-site solar microgrid.
Direct Energy to power Boston Community Choice Electricity program
This municipal aggregation initiative will offer Boston residents 24% to 100% renewable electricity while reducing their utility bills by about 15%.
Indoor bifacial solar cell technology at CES 2024
Ambient Photonics touts its new solar cell as the future power source for connected devices, potentially eliminating the need for batteries.
Huge Texas battery energy storage facility begins operation
The 300 MWh Revolution energy storage facility was completed in one year—on schedule and within budget.
Sunrise brief: Idaho cuts rooftop solar compensation rates
Also on the rise: Top ten articles on pv magazine USA in 2023. Make PV modules as cheap as possible, but not cheaper. And more.
