Morning Brief: Tesla working with Panasonic on 4680 battery cell pilot line at Giga Nevada, Another profitable quarter for Freedom Solar
Also in the brief: The Trump administration is burying dozens of studies detailing the promise of renewable energy, Kansas utility goes for “grid access” charge, plus sonnen working with Stanford
Morning Brief: Solar FlexRack goes Northeast, Aggreko delivers grid stability, Namasté Solar and Solaris win up to 10 MW of PV at CSU
Also in the brief: The Trump administration is burying dozens of studies detailing the promise of renewable energy, plus battery stewardship and recycling
Enphase reports 3Q revenue rebound, aided by new storage product
An improved quarter for Enphase was carried partially by the American launch of the Encharge storage system, as well as impressive revenue improvements in the European market.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk: ‘We continue to believe that the energy business will ultimately be as large as our vehicle business’
Tesla’s solar and battery businesses show signs of life in another profitable quarter for the EV maker.
Wärtsilä’s 9 MW battery storage system reduces a city’s demand peaks, saves transmission costs
An independent power producer, AEP OnSite Partners, will be the first to deploy Wärtsilä’s new storage product. The 9 MW/15.6 MWh battery system will respond to PJM market signals and reduce the city’s peak demand by about 9 MW, while saving $1 million per year in transmission and capacity costs
Morning Brief: First-of-a-kind utility plan could transform Southeast grid, energy storage news
Also in the brief: Zinc batteries from Eos, flow batteries from Invinity, residential storage programs from Arizona Public Service and Green Mountain Power.
Launching a startup during an international pandemic
With the difficulties of launching a company exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, EnerVenue has been able to not only survive the challenges, but use them to the company’s advantage. pv magazine sat down with CEO Jorg Heinmann to discuss how the company leveraged risk into opportunity.
General Motors to achieve 60% renewable energy thanks to massive Arkansas solar deal
The automaker announced that it has come to terms on a power purchase agreement for a 180-MW solar project set to be constructed in Arkansas. The installation will use modules from First Solar.
Northvolt raises $600 million for lithium battery gigafactory from VW and Spotify cofounder
The European battery manufacturer has raised the funds with a private shares placement which included the co-founder and CEO of music streaming service Spotify.
Morning Brief: California modernizes its distributed energy interconnection rules, Pine Gate launches wave of Michigan solar
Also in the brief: Natron Energy, a supplier of fire-safe sodium-ion batteries using Prussian blue chemistry, has achieved a UL listing for its battery.
