Community solar needs to embrace urban rooftops and brownfields
RE+ Mid-Atlantic solar conference panel: While developers prefer greenfield projects, state regulators target other project sites.
Six states offer grants to help local governments automate solar permitting
Solar trade groups in Washington, Colorado and Minnesota advocated for grant programs to speed permitting for rooftop solar, using software such as SolarAPP+. Three other states also offer grants, with two requiring automated permitting.
Sunrise brief: Tesla continues scaling up energy storage business in China
Also on the rise: WoodMac says global solar tracker shipments grew by 28% in 2023, MIT scientists optimize perovskite solar cell components, and more.
In case you missed it: Five big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Interview: My experience as a battery energy storage homeowner
What is it like being a residential solar and energy storage prosumer living in California? Ahmad Faruqui, economist-at-large, shares his perspective with pv magazine USA .
Tesla continues scaling up energy storage business in China
The announcement of Tesla’s battery factory in Shanghai marked the company’s entry into the Chinese market. Amy Zhang, analyst at InfoLink Consulting, looks at what this move could bring for the US battery storage maker and the broader Chinese market.
WoodMac says global solar tracker shipments grew by 28% in 2023
Global tracker shipments reached 92 GWdc last year, according to WoodMackenzies’ latest report. The US accounted for the majority of the global market, with three US-based manufacturers, Nextracker, Array Technologies and GameChange Solar, ranking as the three largest shippers in the world.
Sunrise brief: U.S. engineers develop ChatGPT algorithm to design solar cells
Also on the rise: How long do residential batteries last? California replacing nuclear with solar plus storage, and more.
People on the move: Origis Energy, EVPassport, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Energy storage opportunities in Mid-Atlantic region await clear state policies
Panelists at RE+ in Philadelphia said storage deployment in the PJM region lags others, but doesn’t have to.
