People on the move: Green Lantern, FTC Solar, Perch Energy and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Rhode Island passes new consumer protections for solar industry amid rising concerns
Governor McKee has signed new legislation protecting consumers from aggressive sales practices by door-to-door solar salespeople. Compliance includes federal background checks, disclosure of savings documentation, and detailed breakdowns of lease versus cash system pricing.
Solar inverter manufacturer financial stability ranking updated
The latest financial stability ranking of inverter manufacturers from Sinovoltaics lists Hoymiles Power Electronics, Eaton, Enphase, Kstar and Delta Electronics as the top five.
SEG Solar opens 2 GW module factory in Houston
Ribbon-cutting event marks $60 million investment in U.S. solar manufacturing.
CleanCapital acquires 13 MW brownfield portfolio
The two projects include Steel Sun II, located on the former Bethlehem Steel site on Buffalo’s waterfront and the Homeridae project, one of two solar arrays in Olean sited on a former oil refinery and tank farm.
New bidding strategy for PV asset owners operating in spot market
Conceived by an international research team, the new bidding strategy applies to the day-after and the intraday markets. It uses a technique that transforms results from probabilistic models into actual scenarios. Their method showed its ability to yield increased revenues and reduced imbalance.
Sunrun stock rises on strong cash generation in Q2 earnings
The residential solar and energy storage provider increased its battery attachment rates and net subscriber value of its customers.
Sunrise brief: SunPower goes bankrupt
Also on the rise: Harris names clean energy advocate Governor Tim Walz as VP pick. Atlanta Motorsports Park goes solar. And more.
SunPower goes bankrupt
The residential solar installer has filed for bankruptcy, among the largest in a series of major bankruptcies in the industry.
Meyer Burger and Solestial aim to conquer space
The companies want to develop cost-effective and efficient photovoltaic products for space applications using next-generation, ultra-thin, radiation-resistant solar cells. Starting next year, hundreds of vehicles for space travel could be equipped with the flexible modules.
