Sunrise brief: Vote Solar’s Adam Browning talks with pv magazine about the industry he helped shape
Also on the rise: Opening salvos are fired as the battle over solar safeguards heats up, grid-forming inverters enter prime time with DOE funding, and, ICYMI, watch a video about a gravity-based renewable energy storage tower for grid-scale operations.
‘Advocacy needs a seat at the table’: Adam Browning reflects on 20 years of solar work
Vote Solar’s co-founder sat down with pv magazine to reflect on the organization’s origins, accomplishments, and why he’s confident it will flourish even without him.
Opening salvos are fired as the battle over solar safeguards heats up
The governments of Mexico, Malaysia, and Turkey, along with the SEIA, NextEra Energy Resources, REC Americas, and others, are chiming in to have a say in the recently reignited debate.
Sunrise brief: Solar projects in Texas will now need to plan for their ‘sunset’ years
Also on the rise: Altus Power buys a seven-state solar portfolio, CenterPoint Energy wants an OK for 335 MW of solar capacity, and JinkoSolar unveils details about its new bifacial panel.
Constellation to supply a host of corporate customers with 140 MW of Texas solar
Constellation will buy 140 MW of the planned 200 MW Big Star Solar Project currently under development near Austin.
Sunverge, Simply Energy, Nissan and Wallbox partner on vehicle-to-home and EV-to-grid services
By combining Sunverge’s advanced intelligent energy management platform, Wallbox’s bi-directional EV charging stations, and Nissan’s compact EV, the companies plan to enhance distributed energy resource control and load management.
NV5 Global acquires Sage Renewable
The deal is expected to help NV5 Global expand in clean energy systems, electric vehicle fleets and infrastructure, and asset management.
Sunrise brief: Want solar with that? McDonald’s signs up for a Louisiana project
Also on the rise: Illinois’ solar residential market fell off the roof in Q2, Arizona approves incentives for residential energy storage, and green roofs can improve panel efficiency.
Record half for clean energy finance, led by solar
A renewables investment report from BloombergNEF noted record growth for solar projects as wind power investment eased. A 1.8% yoy rate of growth was cause for concern, however.
Arizona approves energy storage incentives for Tucson Electric customers
Regulators also approved expanding the utility’s community solar program and make 10 MW of solar capacity available for subscription.
