Sunrise brief: EV battery manufacturing coming to America
Also on the rise: Grid forming inverter to stabilize microgrids. GAF Energy breaks groun on Texas solar roofing plant. And more.
Grid-forming inverter to stabilize microgrids
Toshiba has developed a smart synchronous inverter that stabilizes power fluctuations in microgrids. The Japanese company said it has tested the device in combination with PV and battery storage.
Solar on canals moves closer to reality
Project Nexus expects to break ground in fall 2022 and reach completion by the end of 2023.
EnergySage Marketplace Intel Report points to changes in solar pricing, preferences
Prices are up, module maker market share shifts, storage sells despite cost, and more.
Sunrise brief: US Congress passes landmark Inflation Reduction Act
Also on the rise: What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act for the solar industry? FlexGen launches modular C&I battery. And more.
New centralized DC:DC converter from Alencon
The CUBE is a PV and energy storage compatible converter rated upwards of 430 kW.
Ampt lawsuit asks that SolarEdge remove inverters and controllers from market
Ampt posits that all of SolarEdge’s technology is in violation of patents controlled by the Colorado company, and that they should be required to immediately cease all sales.
DOE offers $26 million to demonstrate that grid can run on clean energy
The Demonstration Program intends to fund up to 10 projects that show how large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage can support the power grid by automatically adjusting to changing demand and disruptions.
Enphase announces five million microinverters shipped from Salcomp factory in India
Since 2020, Salcomp has manufactured Enphase Microinverters and other components in a factory in India for the North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific markets.
Nearly all smart inverter manufacturers will be delivering smart inverters within a year
As several states will soon require smart inverters for new distributed resources, and more are considering such a requirement, nearly all manufacturers will be delivering smart inverters that meet a new industry standard by August 2023, finds an analysis by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.
