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Startup round-up: GoSun turns to crowdfunding to help glamping go solar
Also starting up: Vespr wins clean energy award for high-wind panel clamp, and Clearloop aims to enable smaller businesses to invest in solar.
Wallbox to produce EV chargers in Texas
The facility will be the first in the United States for the company and could produce 290,000 units annually by 2027.
U.S. solar panel shipments rose 33% in 2020
Solar PV module shipments reached a record high in 2020, growing 33% year over year.
SB Energy signs 120 MW solar PPA for Texas project
Construction work on the Eiffel Solar project is expected to start in 2022.
U.S. consortium to unify grid-forming inverter research
A Department of Energy (DOE) $25 million investment has formed a consortium, led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that will streamline research of grid-forming inverters.
Clean energy catalyst program announces funding awards
The program supports clean energy innovation and technology development across Massachusetts. Here are some of the recent cash awardees in solar and energy storage.
Silfab doubles U.S. solar panel manufacturing capacity
The company opened a new plant north of Seattle and is now shipping a 370 W Prime series module.
Startup Sunday: EightTwenty shines light on Oklahoma solar
Also starting up: Watts Battery joins accelerator program, and an autonomous solar plane with a wingspan larger than a 747 takes flight.
SolSmart targets pricey solar soft-costs
Inefficient permitting alone can add $1 per watt to project costs, so SolSmart aims to help local governments reduce soft costs.
Dynamic Energy starts work on 6.6 MW commercial solar project in Maine
Energy from the array will power grocery stores operated by Albertsons. The commercial-scale project is one of the state’s largest.
