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Renewables now second only to natural gas in capacity, generation

Renewables have now crossed the 25% threshold of total U.S. available installed generating capacity.

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Watch: Gravity-based renewable energy storage tower for grid-scale operations

Energy Vault secured $100 million in Series C funding for its EVx tower, which stores gravitational potential energy for grid dispatch.

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Terabase acquires First Solar’s “PlantPredict” performance monitoring software

The software adds to Terabase Energy’s digital platform for utility-scale solar project development, engineering, and monitoring.

Solar power is targeted most often when California orders curtailments

Around 5% of utility-scale solar production was curtailed in 2020. Policy leaders are using a number of tools to reduce this waste of renewable energy.

3D printers produce solid-state battery technology for EVs and other uses

California-based Sakuú Corp. has started work on a 2.5 MWh per year pilot facility to produce its 3D-printed solid-state battery tech.

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Startup Sunday: Ample raises $160m from Shell and others for EV battery-swap stations

Also starting up: ROSI recycles at multiple stages of PV lifecycle, and Comcast Ventures leads a funding round for a provider of AI-powered home energy improvements.

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Solar on schools: A smart solution

School districts throughout the country are increasingly installing solar projects, often at no upfront cost. What are the benefits?

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Blackouts and high utility prices are driving solar and storage adoption, SunPower survey says

The survey of 1,500 homeowners shed light on the home solar energy experience and motivating factors behind solar purchases.

Solar PV window coating firm wins $3 million grant to scale operations

NEXT Energy Technologies won the grant from the California Energy Commission for its PV window coating.

Perovskite-silicon tandems could rapidly scale solar

Halide perovskites combined with conventional silicon could help solar break the 26% efficiency barrier, disrupting the technology without disrupting business systems.

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