Sunrise brief: Li-ion battery plant is headed to Tennessee
Also on the rise: MiaSole Hi-Tech ekes out a tandem solar cell efficiency improvement, Trimark tapped to provide SCADA for massive solar+storage project, and JinkoSolar glass supply deal will support 59 GW of production.
U.S. poised to lead utility-scale energy storage market in record year
Solar-plus-storage installations are emerging as a major growth factor for the overall market, according to a new report from IHS Markit.
Solaredge records pandemic progress despite tough final quarter
Full-year revenues nudged up despite tough comparisons with the end of 2019 for the final quarter of last year. The inverter maker expects to log revenues of $385-405 million in the current three-month window.
Product roundup: Panasonic, Silfab Solar, EVgo, and more
Check out this week’s list of some of the newest announcements related to clean energy products.
Sunrise brief: Intel signs on to 138 MW Avangrid solar project
Also on the rise: ARPA-E offers $100 million in R&D funding, California hunts for generation resources for this summer, and CIT Group helps arrange financing for a handful of BESS capacity.
Santa Barbara streamlines permitting for residential solar and storage
Through a new process called On-Demand Permitting, the city government is allowing solar and optional energy storage systems of a certain size to forego lengthy pre-approval.
Sunrise brief: Novel approach boosts organic solar cell efficiency
Also on the rise: Enevate and Highview Power fuel growth plans with additional investors, and a new venture targets Li-ion battery recycling for fleet vehicles.
TVA says its contracted solar capacity has grown 60% since October
The company plans to release a new request for proposals this spring, have over 2 GW of solar operating by the end of 2023, and expand that figure to up to 10 GW of solar by 2040.
Masdar reaches first close on 1.6 GW solar and wind portfolio
The Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company said the U.S. offers “considerable scope for further growth.”
NTE Energy plans to develop more than 5 GW of solar and storage
The company is currently working with investment partners on the development of a 1.2 GW solar and 3.9 GW battery energy storage portfolio across the country.
