SunPower in late-stage discussions with First Solar to produce solar modules with tandem technology
In SunPower’s analyst day presentation, company executives announced that it is working with First Solar to develop a new type of residential solar module that pairs thin film with traditional silicon.
Sunrise brief: Borrego may bring floating solar along with distributed generation and storage to hydropower facilities in New England
Also on the rise: Lots of optimism about Build Back Better, ITC more at SEIA finance seminar. A pilot managed by Enel X will supply the Ontario grid with demand response loads from 14 sites. New solar trailer bus tags along in Munich. Solar Landscape completes final project under New Jersey’s community solar pilot program. Evolving requirements in the solar + storage industry–the first in a series. Comcast signs up for 250MW of Illinois solar.
Borrego to bring distributed solar and storage to hydropower facilities in New England
Partnership with FirstLight Power focuses on development of new DG solar, DG storage and utility-scale standalone storage at hydropower facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Solar Landscape completes final project under New Jersey’s community solar pilot program
The company looks now to complete the 50MW portfolio it was awarded in Year Two.
Comcast signs up for 250MW of Illinois solar
The media giant has signed a 15-year power contract for 250MW of annual electricity from the upcoming Blue Sky Solar Project.
DOE names 22 communities to receive energy assistance through the Communities LEAP program
Communities LEAP Program aims to provide supportive services valued at up to $16M for community-driven clean energy transitions.
Sunrise brief: US solar manufacturers request tax credits in letter to Congress
Also on the rise: PVEL teams up with drone inspection specialist. Job moves at CleanCapital, Lumio, Factorial Energy, and more. FERC Commissioner Phillips’s views on how to improve transmission, interconnection. Solar advocates reaffirm their approval of Duke Energy’s proposed NEM 2.0 in North Carolina. Solar forecasting teams win prizes from government competition. Longi achieves 25.47% efficiency for gallium-doped p-type heterojunction solar cell. SolarJuice Technology launches American-made modules for commercial solar projects.
Solar advocates reaffirm their approval of Duke Energy’s proposed net metering successor in North Carolina
While the proposal includes policies that have been considered harmful in the past, the market certainty it provides is immensely more valuable to the health of the state’s market than a worst-case scenario where the incentive program expires entirely, according to advocates.
SolarJuice Technology launches American-made 450W and 550W modules for commercial solar projects
SolarJuice modules are manufactured in the company’s new facility in Sacramento, California–at the former, revamped Sunergy PV solar plant.
Connecticut colleges and universities to benefit from solar
Through virtual net metering, a 6.1MW solar installation is expected to provide more than $9 million in energy savings for five Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) campuses.
