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Enphase delivers robust Q2 revenues backed by its IQ8 solar microinverter
The company issued strong guidance for Q3 as its revenues and earnings per share beat estimates.
Electriq Power residential batteries beat the heat with backup power, smart time of use
A home battery paired with rooftop solar can provide backup power during rolling blackouts, shift power usage schedules to avoid peak demand charges, among other benefits.
Perovskite solar cell defect characterization during manufacture for improved stability
A novel electrochemical robotic arm is under development at the University of Arizona to identify perovskite defects during manufacturing rather than after to improve durability.
Guam’s largest solar facility powers 6% of the island’s needs
CleanCapital announced it acquired the 37 MW solar project from GlidePath Power.
Researchers aim to scale organic semitransparent PV manufacturing for windows
A team at the University of Michigan developed a peel-off patterning technique to create stable semitransparent solar cells to be integrated with windows.
Georgia Power expands plans 9 GW of renewable energy by 2035
The Georgia Public Service Commission approved Georgia Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, which calls for 2 GW of natural gas and 2.3 MW of renewable energy. Plus, the REC program Georgia Power participates in may negatively impact renewables buildout.
The problematic side to renewable energy credits
Renewable energy credits (RECs) are designed to incentivize the buildout of clean energy, but sometimes the way they are used can be counterproductive to that goal.
Solar project makes use of idle capped landfill in New Jersey
A 2.3 MW solar facility is now producing clean energy on otherwise unused land.
Solar panel sizes continue to get larger and improve LCOE, says trend report
A TrendForce report shows growth in production of modules over 600 W and increased format size. Cells and wafers are getting larger as well.
Made-in-USA solar for stable supply chains, lower emissions, fair labor
Toledo Solar founder Aaron Bates joined pv magazine usa to explain the benefits of US made solar and cadmium telluride technology.
