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U.S. energy storage capacity to increase nearly 6x in five years

Through 2027, the U.S. is expected to add 75 GW of battery energy storage across all sectors, said Wood Mackenzie and American Clean Power Association.

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Puerto Rico’s first cooperatively managed microgrid to use Rivian donated batteries

The microgrid will be commissioned by Casa Pueblo in partnership with the Honnold Foundation.

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Tesla’s Investor Day: Ramping up the Megapack business 

The electric vehicle and storage manufacturer shared insight into its Megapack energy storage business and the Megapack XL, the stationary battery storage product that Tesla says has the highest energy density on the market.

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Domestic content, energy communities and tax equity among top ACORE Policy themes

Speaking at the ACORE 2023 Policy Forum, three renewable energy executives and an industry banker shared their prognostications for how soon we should expect to see tax credit and equity transferability occur, as well as a wishlist of IRA policy items that they hope to hear guidance on this year.

Tariff investigation, equipment detainments lead to 16% drop in new solar capacity in 2022

U.S. Solar Market Insight 2022 Year in Review reports a drop in solar growth due to anti-circumvention tariffs and UFLPA; however, the long-term forecast sees the U.S. solar industry as a pillar of the energy transition, expecting a 60 to 70 GW annual market toward the end of the outlook.

Sunnova to deploy solar and storage virtual power plant in Texas

The company will partner with David Energy, a retail energy provider. Virtual power plants enable distributed resources to work in tandem to better respond to electricity grid demand.

Sunrise brief: Solar, wind, storage account for 82% of new U.S. capacity additions 

Also on the rise: Lessons learned from state community solar program caps. Meyer Burger shifting to 100% glass-glass bifacial. And more.

Sunrise brief: Solar produced nearly 5% of U.S. electricity in 2022, generation up 25%

Also on the rise: Silicon Ranch expands First Solar module supply plan to 6.2 GW. Sono Motors scraps development of Sion solar cars. And more.

Thermal battery offers fast, efficient performance at low cost

A scalable thermal energy storage prototype system that combines the best latent and sensible heat transfers is now market-ready after three years of testing. It consists of engineered cementitious materials and thermosiphons in a combination that enables fast, efficient thermal performance at low cost.

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Sunrise brief: U.S. solar developers take on module manufacturing risk 

Also on the rise: Best practices in state’s energy storage policies. Weekly solar earnings recap: REC Silicon, Sunrun and Sunnova. And more.

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