Ryan Kennedy
Survey finds Commerce’s anti-circumvention case cuts Biden’s solar goal in half
In a survey of solar project developers, the American Clean Power Association found that 47% of the 81 GW needed to be deployed in 2022-2023 to achieve national clean energy and climate goals is impacted by the Department of Commerce’s actions.
EV battery gigafactory with 54 GWh output planned for southern California
To supply the buildout of about 650,000 EV batteries per year, a new company called Statevolt signed a letter of intent to build a $4 billion facility that sources local lithium.
Canadian university to be equipped with a stealthy solar façade/microgrid
Building-integrated photovoltaics provider Mitrex said its system will provide St. Mary’s University student residence with a power-producing microgrid.
iSun posts 115% revenue growth in full year 2021 financial results
The solar and electric mobility infrastructure developer had a “milestone year.”
Duke Energy Florida launches utility-owned “community” solar program
Participants will subscribe to a share of the utility’s solar production without having to install panels on their roof.
Speeding perovskite solar cell development with machine learning
MIT and Stanford researchers are employing artificial intelligence to test perovskites in pursuit of a commercially viable PV cell manufacturing process.
Green hydrogen electrolyzer provider closes $45 million Series B
Ohmium International secured funding that is expected to quadruple the manufacturing output of its modular PEM electrolyzers.
BorgWarner wins $4 million prize to design American-made EV fast charger
The Department of Energy prize will support the development of a cost-effective direct current electric vehicle fast charger made of US-sourced components.
Solar drone inspection provider Raptor Maps secures $22 million Series B
The Boston-based firm provides solar inspection software-as-a-service, powered by machine learning and drone aircraft imagery.
86% of Florida voters, regardless of political party, want Gov. DeSantis to veto anti-solar bill
In a Sachs Media poll of Florida voters, 86% said they want Governor Ron DeSantis to veto the bill, and only 3% of respondents across party lines said they support the bill.
