Solar companies pledge to oppose forced labor in the supply chain
The pledge is part of an industry-wide effort led by the Solar Energy Industries Association that supports the development of a supply chain traceability protocol.
Panasonic says it will exit solar manufacturing
The Japanese brand plans to shutter its Malaysian factory, liquidate its Panasonic Solar Energy Malaysia subsidiary, and lay off staff by March 2022.
Three energy startups to watch in 2021
From panel coatings to power line monitoring and a meter collar that could save homeowners up to $2,000 on a solar installation, Daniel Goldman of Clean Energy Ventures highlights companies that he thinks will break through in 2021.
First Solar sells 10 GW solar pipeline for $261 million
The deal includes the Rabbitbrush, Madison, Oak Trail, Horizon, and Ridgely projects, which are expected to start construction in the next two years, and the 30 MW Barilla Solar project, which is operational.
Product roundup: Enphase, Panasonic, Con Edison, startups, and more
Check out this week’s list of some of the newest announcements related to clean energy products.
Sunrise brief: SunPower is closing its module factory
Also on the rise: Developer plans a 100 MW solar plant in West Virginia, Plug Power secures $1.5 billion to fuel its Asian expansion, an agrivoltaic project secures a PPA, and the National Science Foundation backs a novel DER integration testbed.
Manufacturers call for module size standardization
Trina Solar is spearheading an effort to standardize 210mm silicon wafers and modules, aiming to improve production efficiency, supply chain optimization and innovation.
Finding the ideal size for a quantum dot
New research describes an algorithm that can calculate the ideal characteristics for a quantum dot to maximize cell efficiency.
You picked ’em: Our most popular articles of 2020
Five articles (well, six, since news about Tesla made it twice) that captured the imagination of our audience during 2020.
Swift Solar secures financing to expand its perovskite R&D
The financing round was led by GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij and cryptocurrency expert James Fickel. Proceeds will be used to expand R&D, develop prototypes and add staff.
