Sunrise brief: World’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery
Also on the rise: Indiana’s largest solar power plant about to come online.
People on the move: SolarEdge, SEIA, Mitsubishi Power Americas, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
REIT completes commercial-scale solar tax credit transfer
Solar developer Black Bear Energy said the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) transaction on the 556 kW portfolio is proof of concept that demand exists for credits of this size and risk profile.
Sunrise brief: Tariffs may stall the growth of the U.S. solar industry
Also on the rise: Toledo Solar goes out of business. Hydrogen power plants feasible but inefficient. And more.
Solar tariffs could “unintentionally cede U.S. leadership in the solar industry”
A report from Clean Energy Associates (CEA) and the American Council on Renewable Energy shows how antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs create cost issues not just for imported solar panels, but for U.S.-made solar panels as well.
Sunrise brief: California approves 525 MWac of solar and 320 MW of geothermal
Also on the rise: Global solar installations to nearly quadruple by 2033. Vineyard installs solar to keep distillery warehouse cool. And more.
TrendForce says 210 mm module shipments surpassed 260 GW in Q1
Market intelligence platform TrendForce says 210 mm n-type technology is “set to spearhead a new industrial revolution.” It expects 210mm modules to account for 78.29% of the large-format module market this year, increasing to 82.51% by 2027.
Iron flow battery manufacturer secures $50 million investment
Publicly-traded ESS Tech announced it received an investment from the Export-Import Bank of the United States to expand its manufacturing capacity in Oregon.
People on the move: Spruce Power, ConnectDER, Amp Energy and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Origami Solar sets up regional fabrication of steel solar panel frames
Partnerships with steel equipment producers in Ohio and two locations in Texas will enable Origami to have its steel solar module frames shipped from fabricator to module manufacturer in one to two days, the company says.
