Anne Fischer
Origami Solar develops lighter weight solar module frames made of steel
The steel solar module frame was developed in collaboration with global steel industry partners to facilitate a smooth transition into high-volume, regional production.
Planned neighborhood is all-electric, solar-powered, and storm-resilient
Vermont Governor Phil Scott and Senator Peter Welch attended the groundbreaking for a new microgrid neighborhood in South Burlington that will have solar on every home and an EV charger in every garage.
Navigating complex energy markets for VPP participants
The growing need for virtual power plants, which dispatch energy when and where it is needed, is giving rise to opportunities for software companies, such as Leap, to handle the complexities of navigating energy markets.
The domestic content guidance loses sight of the goal to invest in American energy independence
We need a domestic content standard that would draw distinctions between panels made entirely here and those with imported components.
Nextracker manufacturing low-carbon steel components in Memphis
In collaboration with MSS Steel Tubes USA, the operation will provide low-carbon steel components to support the company’s recent 3 GW multi-year agreement with Silicon Ranch for its projects in the Tennessee Valley and greater Southeast.
Energy justice bridges research, policy and social movement
Two papers from Lawrence Berkeley Lab and U.S. Department of Energy provide frameworks and real-world insight for integrating energy justice into policy and research.
President Biden vetoes legislation to repeal moratorium on solar tariffs
Biden vetoed the repeal, saying it would undermine the efforts to ramp up domestic manufacturing to support a burgeoning solar industry and would create uncertainty for businesses and workers in the U.S. solar industry.
RFP alert: $9.7 billion to bring clean energy to rural electric coops
The funding available through two USDA programs under the Inflation Reduction Act represent the single largest investment in rural electrification since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act into law in 1936.
Bipartisan bill to promote use of industrial heat pumps in rural areas
Funding for the Heat Pump Energy Assistance and Training program would go toward technical assistance, education and training rural businesses in the benefits and use of heat pumps.
Enel Green Power moves one step closer to solar cell and module factory in Oklahoma
If approved, the proposed U.S. factory will be Enel’s second solar manufacturing facility, as it previously announced the expansion of its 3Sun Gigafactory in Catania, Sicily. The U.S. factory will also be one of the few in the country manufacturing cells as well as modules.
