David Wagman
Using optical film to concentrate light, Alberta Solar One enters service
The approach taken at the 13.7 MW site redirects and concentrates otherwise discarded light onto the PV cells.
Solar projects enter service under Oregon’s Community Solar Program
The project includes four 2.5 MW solar farms, three of which are fully operational.
Sunrise brief: Wärtsilä to supply solar-plus-storage tech to RWE Renewables project
Also on the rise: Aurora notches a design milestone, investment group closes on a portfolio of community solar projects, and iSun expands its utility-scale project market reach.
Rosendin and Tokyo Gas plan to deploy 500 MW of solar for ERCOT market
The project is located southwest of Houston and would be brought on in blocks starting later this year.
Sunrise brief: Partners launch fund to invest in clean hydrogen projects
Also on the rise: J-Power Development plans to deploy solar+storage at a coal plant site, pv magazine launches a Hydrogen Hub site, KKR buys into Sempra Infra, and NREL ponders what it will take to boost PV module reuse and recycling.
Sunrise brief: Who’s adopting rooftop solar? Berkeley Lab report offers insights
Also on the rise: A community-based canopy solar project is under way in New Jersey, Mosaic securitizes a bundle of solar loans and Strata Solar rebrands as it looks to other cleantech offerings.
With no electric pickup trucks available, Inovateus Solar switches to horses and carriages to maintain its sustainability commitment
Working with local horse breeders, Inovateus will lease 10 horses with 10 custom flat-bed horse carriages for its sales team and solar project managers.
Sunrise brief: Tesla batteries will energize a 240 MWh Apple energy storage project
Also on the rise: SaskPower will build a battery energy storage system, Energize Ventures and CDPQ will invest $125 million in energy transformation tech, and Loanpal securitizes $421 million of residential solar loans.
Energy Transition Jobs: SunPower, Westwood, Shoals Technologies, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: GOP bill aims to ban federal funds to buy solar equipment made in China
Also on the rise: Concentric Power builds a microgrid, research pegs smoke’s impact on 2020 solar output, SolRiver buys a Carolinas development portfolio, jobs growth could signal good times for solar installations, and Plug Power plans another green hydrogen plant.
