Christian Roselund
What does L.A.’s Green New Deal mean for solar and energy storage?
The wide-ranging plan riffs on the National Green New Deal with a West Coast take: ambitious plans to build local solar and energy storage, electrify buildings and transportation – and more.
Renewable energy will surpass coal in April & May
The volume of U.S. electricity generated by renewable energy is set to surpass that of coal for the first time in April and continue in May, according to U.S. Department of Energy data.
John Hancock buys into Duke’s wind, solar and batteries
The insurance company has agreed to buy a minority stake in 48 wind, solar and battery assets, which will provide $415 million before taxes to Duke Energy.
Topaz gets paid, coffee for your solar, NYC subway solar: pvMB 04/26/19
TGIF! In today’s morning brief we also bring you plans by the operator of the NYC subway to put solar on its properties and SCE deciding to go with batteries instead of a gas peaker in Southern California.
Infrastructure fund snatches up Clean Energy Collective
One of the largest community solar companies in the industry has been bought up by North American Infrastructure Partners, as patient capital continues its solar buying spree.
South Carolina to get its biggest solar plant yet, pig farmers for solar: pvMB 04/25/19
Welcome to the pvMB. Today we also bring you the world’s largest furniture maker putting solar on 10 of its buildings, star energy reporter Gavin Bade moving on to Politico, and a new PV/hot water and space heating controller.
Will Minnesota’s 100% clean energy mandate get through the senate?
The Minnesota House has passed a bill which mandates that utilities source all of their generation from zero-carbon sources by 2050, but now the bill goes to the Minnesota Senate, where Republicans hold a majority.
Tesla’s solar business shrinks as Musk focuses on Model 3
The EV, energy storage and solar company deployed only 47 MW of solar during Q1, as Tesla moves away from traditional sales methods towards web-based sales for its products.
Tennessee’s largest project goes online, $1.4 billion coming to renewables in N.Y.: pvMB 4/24/19
Hello and welcome one and all to the pvMB. Today we’ll be taking a look at Duke buying big to the tune of a 150 MW solar project, Excelsior Energy also buying, with a 25 MW acquisition and Alta Device’s flexible solar cell for unmanned aircraft.
SunLink to withdraw products from U.S. market as asset sale looms
Court documents indicate that SunLink has agreed to not make, import or sell tracker products that are the subject of an IP case with NEXTracker, as a creditor prepares to auction off its assets.
