Sunrise brief: Aptera’s solar car to use Maxeon solar cells
Also on the rise: Solar panels spotted at RE+. U.S. Steel Corporation site to be powered by 312 MW Arkansas solar project. And more.
Meyer Burger secures $255.2 million to scale up production capacity to 3 GW
Swiss PV manufacturer Meyer Burger says it wants to rapidly expand its production of heterojunction solar cells and modules, following its recent supply agreement with U.S. project developer DE Shaw Renewable Investments.
Solar panel update from RE+
Common threads included manufacturing expansion into the United States, new product lines, and massive customer demand.
RFP alert: Puerto Rico launches tender for 1 GW of renewables, 500 MW of storage
Puerto Rico’s latest procurement exercise is the second round of a tender scheme designed to allocate 3.75 GW of renewables capacity and 1.5 GW of storage.
HelioVolta wins American-Made Solar Prize for software innovation
SolarGrade software is a fieldwork platform by HelioVolta that includes pre-made workflows and pre-written issue descriptions that help reduce time on site.
Multi-day iron-air battery startup nets $450 million investment
Boston, Massachusetts startup Form Energy announced the Series E financing round.
Generac to bring EODev hydrogen fuel cell power generators to North America
The generator uses a fuel cell and a lithium iron phosphate battery, so it is silent and emits only warm water and filtered air.
Sunrise brief: RWE to become second largest solar operator in the U.S.
Also on the rise: A 100% solar community in Florida suffered no power losses from Hurricane Ian. Grid operator MISO is making progress on renewables interconnection. And more.
Solar FlexRack trackers supplied for 42 MW Illinois community solar portfolio
The company leveraged its experience in cold weather projects to support the clean energy deployment.
A 100% solar community in Florida suffered no power losses from Hurricane Ian
Just 12 miles from Fort Meyers, Babcock Ranch was built with climate resiliency in mind.
