John Fitzgerald Weaver
A lot more than solar on the floor at RE+
Hydrogen buses, electrolyzers, autonomous electric lawnmowers, GIS software, slick tools, and so many items to make your clean energy transition even easier – at RE+ in Anaheim
Solar racking updates from the floor of RE+
Cool booths, a dual axis tracker, air bags, and new racking were all on display, just around the corner from Disney in California.
Residential flow batteries and inverter updates from the floor at RE+
New products from many parties, some new and some very experienced, in the inverter and energy storage fields at the 2022 energy conference.
Solar panel update from RE+
Common threads included manufacturing expansion into the United States, new product lines, and massive customer demand.
Residential solar pricing up an inch 2021, up a foot in 2022
Government research suggests that residential solar prices increased by about 10¢/W in the second half of 2021, and are up 20¢/W in the first half of 2022. However, accounting for inflation, residential solar prices are flat or decreasing.
Start-up plans solar manufacturing in disadvantaged communities
Great expectations from startup CHERP, manufacturing their new solar panels in 30 MW/year micro solar module assembly facilities located in underserved communicates, via public-private partnerships.
Clean energy cost savings motivates Republicans and Democrats alike
Researchers presented different messages about clean energy to groups from both political parties in the U.S. to learn what message motivated them the most. Cost savings won out, with the economy/jobs coming in second.
Transfer payments vs tax equity, a utility-scale analysis
Segue Sustainable Investments compares and contrasts the newly available transfer payment finance technique with the industry standard tax equity investment structure.
Solar inverter reactions to forest fires analyzed
After forest fires caused power grid issues in 2016 and 2017, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation inverter reliability team determined that inverter settings need work to help them better react.
It’s no longer ‘if’, but ‘how’ to get to 100% emissions free electricity
NREL explores the complexities of the various technology paths to 100% emission-free electricity in the United States, which include 540 GWac to 1 TWac of solar power being installed by 2035.
