11 California communities “opt up” for 100% renewable energy
The new sign-ups represent a surge of support that took place in just three months. The cities and counties will be enrolled in community choice aggregator Marin Clean Energy’s “Deep Green” option, which offers 100% wind and solar power produced in California.
China Titans swoops up Aquion for $9.2 million
The bankrupt saltwater battery company has a new owner, following a bankruptcy sale, and has re-started operations.
Turmoil in residential solar
After years of steady, relentless growth, the U.S. residential solar market is struggling with challenges on both the policy and customer acquisition fronts. And as the market diversifies away from California and the Northeast, the future is far from clear.
Wind and solar outstrip state renewable energy mandates (w/ charts)
A new report by Berkeley Lab also finds that solar is increasingly being used to meet state-level renewable energy requirements, while overall deployment of renewables is increasingly driven by other factors.
Court upholds strict scope for duties on Chinese, Taiwanese imports
A pair of court rulings has shot down challenges by a range of solar manufacturers related to the details of 2014 import duties on solar products from China and Taiwan.
Renovate America secures $200 million to expand HERO
The influx of cash is the latest progress for the nation’s largest PACE provider, which expanded to more communities in Missouri last week.
Illinois issues RFP for utility-scale and brownfield solar
An RFP due in August for solar larger than 2 MW plus brownfield solar projects of any size. Draft program rules for Illinois community solar programs are also expected in August.
Disruption circa 2017: An interview with Tony Seba
In this interview from the Intersolar North America 2017 trade show, pv magazine talks with visionary author Tony Seba about developments in the solar, battery and electric vehicle markets, and how the predictions that he made in his 2014 book Clean Disruption look three years later.
REC Silicon’s sales rise 18% in Q2, net loss increases
The Norwegian-American polysilicon producer saw its revenue drop slightly Y-o-Y to $61 million in the latest quarter, as its Washington polysilicon facility runs at only 50% utilization due to restricted access to the Chinese market.
Direct Energy quits residential solar
The company’s move is part of a trend of power companies getting out of the residential solar installation business.
