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New app helps manage solar inverter connectivity for impending 3G shutdown
With 3G set to be shut down at the end of this month, some solar inverters will lose connectivity and stop reporting data. The free Sunvoy app developed by Ipsun Tech addresses this upcoming obstacle by mapping locations of affected inverters, so that installers may swap out equipment at those sites.
California lifts renewable energy target to 73% by 2032
The California Public Utilities Commission raised renewable energy procurement targets, plans for a more aggressive decarbonization plan, and includes increased reliability provisions.
Coalition received $1.7 million from three California utilities to push NEM 3.0, a rooftop solar ‘killer’
The Affordable Clean Energy for All coalition received payments from PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E to “stop the cost shift” and support the proposed (and since postponed) Net Energy Metering 3.0 decision.
Solar in the NFL
As we enter Super Bowl weekend, pv magazine looks at how the National Football League adopts solar.
Next-gen concentrated solar power under development
In studies led by NREL researchers, the DOE pursues an energy cost goal of five cents per kilowatt-hour.
US to deploy $5 billion EV charging network
The Biden Administration announced the five-year plan to meet the broader agenda of electrification and decarbonization of transportation.
Another anti-circumvention case filed against Southeast Asian countries, said ROTH
Auxin Solar filed the anti-circumvention petition against Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia, said an industry note from Philip Shen, managing director at ROTH Capital Partners.
Water-based electrolysis for green hydrogen earns funding
Verdagy announced it secured a $25 million investment for its new electrolyzer technology.
Renewable energy heat batteries for industrial applications gain funding
Startup Rondo Energy closed a $22 million Series A funding round to decarbonize industrial processes with equipment that converts solar and wind energy into thermal energy.
Off-grid solar generator for RVs/camping on display at Quartzite show
At the world’s largest gathering of RVs, Jackery displays its latest models of portable solar generators.
