Plug Power’s $1.6 billion loan guarantee for clean hydrogen facilities
The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced a conditional commitment for loan guarantee to help finance construction of up to six facilities across several U.S. states to produce clean hydrogen using Plug Power’s own electrolyzer technology.
People on the move: Schneider Electric, Lightsource bp, GoodFinch and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: Global electricity sector emissions may have peaked last year
Also on the rise: Tigo introduces power electronics supporting solar modules up to 800 W. More solar coming to Illinois. And more.
People on the move: Wood Mackenzie, Trina Solar, New Leaf Energy and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Solar worker payment structure creates unsafe environment, said report
Pay, benefits, and tenure vary widely among solar workers, and a per-panel-installed payment structure may cause safety issues, said a study from Cornell University.
Sunrise brief: Microsoft announces largest-ever corporate procurement of renewable energy
Also on the rise: Virginia General Assembly passes pro-solar legislation. Briggs & Stratton releases 6.6 kWh stackable home battery. And more.
People on the move: Enphase, Leeward Renewable Energy, Advantage Renewables and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Hitachi Energy to invest more than $100 million to manufacture transformers in Canada
To help meet the demand for transformers, the Government of Quebec is helping with funding of a testing facility as well as an engineering and design center.
U.S. plan to upgrade 100,000 miles of transmission lines in five years
As the Inflation Reduction Act ramps up clean energy efforts across the U.S. the Biden administration outlines a plan to enhance transmission lines to accommodate more power.
Sunrise brief: Petition filed to enforce antidumping tariffs on solar imports
Also on the rise: SunPower to close business units, cut about 26% of workforce. Reconductoring could enable 764 GW of transmission-connected solar by 2035. And more.
