Morning Brief: VP nominee Kamala Harris’ climate-change agenda, One grid battery to rule them all
Also in the brief: Capacity deferral is the primary source of storage value, Trump administration ‘to lead the world’ in energy storage
Morning Brief: Solar is surprising itself with a rebound, $20 million from DOE to advance perovskites
Also in the brief: Black Hills Energy has reached agreements on a 200-MW PV project, AGL has laid out plans for the deployment of around 1.2 GW of utility-scale batteries,
Morning Brief: wind and solar continue to rise drastically in the global power mix, Toyota announces three new solar projects
Also in the brief: Powerhome completes a solar installation at Indianapolis Colts HQ, Chevron is making a Series A investment in the three-year-old nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy, more than 200 workers are needed for a solar project being developed in Cherokee, Alabama and more.
Zep founder Jack West returns with ‘the future of solar foundations’
In their first interview with the press, Ojjo CEO Helena Kimball and CTO Jack West talk about the “scaling moment” for utility-scale solar and the drive to innovate.
Morning brief: FERC greenlights MISO storage-as-transmission plan, Duke moves towards solar, storage in wake of $1.6B pipeline loss
Also in the brief: On climate, Kamala Harris has a record and profile for action, Vermont EPC Peck acquires California solar company Sunworks
Hawaiian Electric finances – fewer tourists and less revenue challenges regulatory model
Over the course of the quarter, HECO experienced a reduction of 9.2% in kWh sales, HELCO 11.7% and MECO 24.5%, demonstrating the precariousness of Maui being so dependent on the constant influx of electricity-consuming visitors.
The best little utility-scale solar roundup in Texas
This week’s big solar roundup has a distinct Texas flavor. The number of large solar projects is increasing in the U.S. — and pv magazine is keeping track.
Morning Brief: Maximizing solar self-consumption by rethinking panel orientation, carbon-neutral beer
Also in the brief: Did we mention carbon-neutral beer? Plus drone inspection of transmission towers.
Solar deployments down for Sunrun in Q2, but Vivint acquisition, VPPs and CCAs drive growth
“Order volumes have increased significantly” and Sunrun expects to grow megawatts deployed by over 20% sequentially in the third quarter.
Clean energy VC funding roundup: Residential flow batteries, solar sales software and financing, EV charging and more
Investors continue to invest and clean energy entrepreneurs continue to innovate — despite global setbacks. Here are six companies that won a total of $170 million in funding in recent days, ranging across the cleantech spectrum.
