Sunrise brief: SunPower maps 2021 expansion plans, jobs growth
Also on the rise: Pivot Energy completes community solar projects, Enphase deal opens a new market segment, IREC gains from a solar donation, and NREL storage study outlines a four-step adoption process with big implications for the grid.
Energy Transition Jobs: FERC chairman, iBUILT, Maxeon Solar, NeoVolta, Bernhard Capital, Rubicon Capital, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: Solar project growth to rise 30% after ‘volatile’ 2020, IHS Markit says
Also on the rise: Sunrun to issue $350 million in notes, announces preliminary Q4 results; Borrego implements org changes and aims for 25% workforce growth this year.
SEIA expands its executive team as advocacy work accelerates
The senior-level changes are aimed at supporting the industry organization’s goal of having solar reach 20% of U.S. electricity generation by 2030.
Former Houston landfill set to become the country’s largest urban solar project
The 50 MW Sunnyside solar project is set to be constructed on 240 acres of former landfill land just outside of downtown Houston.
Energy Transition Jobs: Biden appointments, Women in Climate Tech, Northern Electric Power, Sunfolding, ACORE, Sunworks, Vision Solar, and more.
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Major solar EPC firm Blattner explores strategic sale or merger
The company installed more than 400 utility-scale wind and solar projects across the United States and Canada.
Storage, wind, superpower: Part 3
In an interview with pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras, Tony Seba and Adam Dorr discuss their concept of “SuperPower” and argue that the resulting near-zero-cost energy could be used by states or regions to offer a competitive advantage to employers.
Silicon Ranch selects Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives to construct 100 MW of solar in Georgia
The project is being constructed to help support Facebook’s data center in Newton County, Georgia, and represents the solar partners’ second such project.
Rhode Island issues its plan to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2030
The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources and The Brattle Group released the report outlining how the state can meet 100% of electricity demand with renewable energy by 2030.
