American Battery Factory to build Tucson, Arizona battery cell gigafactory
The battery Gigafactory will bring 300 initial full-time jobs, scaling up to 1,000 cumulative jobs over time.
Next-generation factories promise a brighter future for solar manufacturing
The digital transformation of scalable and cost-effective solar manufacturing is key to enabling the anticipated growth in clean energy alternatives.
Tigo Energy to go public via Roth Capital, Craig-Hallum SPAC platform
The 15-year old solar inverter and electronics company will have a $600 million pre-money equity valuation when it goes public by Q2, 2023.
Design framework for BIPV shading devices
Canadian researchers have developed a new model to improve the performance of building-integrated PV (BIPV) shades in buildings. They considered solar electricity, heat transferred through windows, and interior daylighting quality.
Enphase to add 4.8 GW to 7.2 GW of U.S. solar microinverter manufacturing capacity
In a ROTH Capital Partners webinar, Enphase CEO Badri Kothandaraman announced the company will be adding four to six new manufacturing lines in the states.
Commerce Department AD/CVD ruling calls for continued tariffs on solar imports
The ruling is a mistake that the solar industry will have to deal with for the next several years, according to a solar trade group CEO.
Portable off-grid solar and battery kit from Canada
SEI Logistics secured nearly $40,000 in Canadian tax incentives for its portable, folding solar panels with batteries, designed to work in harsh and remote environments.
Solar and storage prices soared as a result of market disruptions, NREL reports
The Covid-19 pandemic, tariffs, the Uyghur Forced Labor Act all created such significant market disruptions between Q1 2021 and Q1 2022 that NREL researchers looked at both short-term distortions and long-term trends in its most recent annual cost benchmark report.
KORE Power raises capital from Siemens and Quanta for 6 GWh Arizona gigafactory
With initial output anticipated in late 2024, production at the KOREPlex gigafactory in Arizona is expected to double to 12 GWh of lithium-ion battery cells produced to meet expected market demand in energy storage and electric mobility applications.
Powin partners with SMA America for 2 GW supply agreement
Powin is expected to install battery systems over the next few years with SMA’s power inverters and other solutions.
