Max Hall
U.S. Department of Energy announces $3 billion for battery manufacturing, recycling
Iron-air battery manufacturing and numerous recycling plants are among the projects to benefit from the latest round of Department of Energy (DoE) funding.
San Diego refuses call to ban battery storage projects
Battery blazes at Otay Mesa and Escondido prompted calls for a temporary halt on new sites but the local authority decided instead to extend a requirement to include details of fire safety systems as part of planning applications.
Canada in line for first Indigenous people-led battery gigafactory
The Malahat Nation, from Canada’s British Columbia province, is building a factory that will assemble Taiwanese battery cells into 1 GWh per year of battery packs for use in homes and businesses.
SolarLeaf ‘panel-level storage’ can be rolled out on commercial rooftops even easier
Energy Toolbase’s energy management system and monitoring software has been configured for use with Yotta Energy’s SolarLeaf product, which provides solar energy storage without increasing the footprint of a solar array.
Ontario confirms 1.5 GW-plus tender for battery storage
The Canadian province of Ontario will include a big slice of energy storage capacity as it plans its near-term grid requirements.
Meyer Burger ramps up solar panel plans
Switzerland’s Meyer Burger is accelerating the expansion of its solar panel production capacity, following the extension of the U.S. solar tax credit for PV manufacturers and an order from developer DE Shaw for 3.75 GW of U.S.-made heterojunction modules.
Net losses triple at US tracker maker after acquisition
New Mexico-based Array Technologies is keen to emphasize the revenue benefits of buying Spanish rival STI Norland and said US President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act would also be good for business.
Analyst predicts extent of rise in this year’s solar capital costs
Wood Mackenzie this week made a slew of predictions for the industry in 2022 and noted the effects the US’ recently announced anti-circumvention investigation is already having on utility scale plans.
Self-healing perovskite solar PV cells can withstand fierce cosmic radiation
The development of a set of testing protocols for perovskite solar cells intended for use outside Earth’s atmosphere could lead to the devices being installed permanently, and even manufactured, on the moon.
SolarEdge expects to break more records in Q1
SolarEdge has reported record revenue in its latest three-month update and expects to have even more business in the second quarter, even if gross margin and profit has declined.
