Sunrise brief: U.S. median residential solar price is $2.80 per watt, payback period 8 years
Also on the rise: Turkish solar module manufacturer begins production in Texas. Construction starts at solar microgrid in Northern California Tribal community. And more.
Germany gets the spotlight at RE+ 2024
The renewable energy conference, RE+ 2024, taking place in September in Anaheim, California, will showcase German clean energy companies in the Spotlight Country Pavilion.
Turkish solar module manufacturer begins production in Texas
Elin has an agreement with key U.S. distributors and will begin with 1 GW annual production, intending to increase to 2 GW within 18 months, the company reports.
CATL unveils first mass-producible battery storage with zero degradation
China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) has launched its new TENER energy storage product, which it describes as the world’s first mass-producible 6.25 MWh storage system, with zero degradation in the first five years of use.
Sunrise brief: Naked Energy to manufacture solar electric plus thermal in U.S.
Also on the rise: New Jersey farm studies agrivoltaics with vertically mounted solar. Solar is beginning to sunset natural gas use in Texas. And more.
Solar electric plus thermal systems to be manufactured in Texas
Naked Energy signed a deal with ELM Solar to manufacture its VirtuPVT and VirtuHOT systems in Dallas, with units available for purchase in 2025.
Sunrise brief: New solar antidumping tariffs are on the way, said Roth
Also on the rise: Non-lithium battery startup nets $78 million Series C funding. SolarEdge acquires EV charging optimization and management startup. And more.
Sunrise brief: Tesla reports record energy storage deployment figures
Also on the rise: Microsoft signs two large solar power purchase agreements. Amphenol begins operations at solar junction box factory in Arizona. And more.
Amphenol begins operations at solar junction box factory in Arizona
The company announced the first line of its Mesa manufacturing facility is operational.
Solving the challenges of a growing EV industry
The U.S. Department of Energy announced funding for 17 battery recycling projects and also announces the launch of Battery Workforce Initiative to train tomorrow’s workers.
