Sunrise brief: 6 GW a year of new carbon-free resources? California faces a massive build-out
Also in the rise: Partners will test a large-scale vehicle-to-grid charging system, Canadian Solar funds a startup whose focus is on the rest of the world, Griddy files for Chapter 11 after ERCOT mess, and Daqo signs a supply agreement with a new wafer manufacturer.
New optical coating could extend lifetime of solar PV cells
The research project is a collaboration between Case Western Reserve University in Ohio and the University of Rochester in New York.
Cleantech Roundup: Trina Solar, SunSpec Alliance, Array Technologies, and more
Check out this week’s list of some of the newest announcements related to clean energy products.
First Solar signals interest in new U.S. supply of tellurium for its solar panel production
Mining group Rio Tinto said it will spend nearly $3 million on a facility in Utah to recover tellurium, a critical mineral used in solar panels.
Solar module prices rose by up to 15% in China, Jinko’s vice president says
JinkoSolar VP Dany Qian said that high demand cannot stop prices from rising for at least the next six months or longer, until sufficient capacity ramps up.
Sunrise brief: Energy storage posted a record quarter, WoodMac and ESA say
Also on the rise: FedEx announces a 2040 carbon-neutral goal and $2bn to get it there, more patents for Hunt Perovskite, and Zenernet looks to the skies to trim its residential solar design time.
Creating an alternative PV supply chain is no cakewalk
The SEIA in late 2020 launched a campaign against forced labor and said it was “strongly encouraging” member companies to adjust their supply chains by June. Here is what will likely happen.
Sunrise brief: Senate bill eyes $8bn in tax credits to boost clean energy jobs
Also on the rise: EDF Renewables signs a PPA for its Space City Solar project in Texas, Nextracker wins a supply order for a big South American project, and a polysilicon producer signs a three-year deal for 41,000 MT.
Cleantech Roundup: SolarEdge, Tigo Energy, MIT, and more
Check out this week’s list of some of the newest announcements related to clean energy products.
Sunrise brief: First Solar signs 2.4 GW deal, reports results from a “challenging” 2020
Also on the rise: Plug Power plans a $290 million green hydrogen plant, and Argonne National Laboratory has a small-scale climate model that can help pinpoint risks to solar farms and other infrastructure assets.
