Arizona’s largest energy storage project closes $513 million in financing
The 1,200 MWh Papago Storage project will dispatch enough power to serve 244,000 homes for four hours a day with the e-Storage SolBank high-cycle lithium-ferro-phosphate battery energy storage solution.
People on the move: Amp Energy, Deriva Energy, Atwell LLC, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Aiko presents ABC solar module with world record efficiency of 25.2% at Intersolar
The Chinese back contact module maker said its new products rely on the company’s all-back-contact (ABC) cell technology and feature a temperature coefficient of -0.26% per C.
Sunrise brief: Final guidance released on IRA’s prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
Also on the rise: U.S. grid-scale storage grows 84%, residential storage 48%. Planted Solar reports doubled energy per acre with terrain-following array. And more.
Final guidance released on IRA’s prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
According to the Treasury Department, developers of clean energy projects may be able to claim an increased credit equal to five times the base incentive.
Solar startup claims doubled energy per acre with terrain-following array
California startup Planted Solar uses construction robots and high-density arrays to deliver what the company says are higher energy outputs and lower balance of system costs.
Nextracker expands U.S. manufacturing with Unimacts
Owned by Unimacts and located near Las Vegas, this factory will produce steel components exclusively for Nextracker, bringing the tracker specialist’s annual domestic solar tracker capacity to over 30 GW.
NREL guide for anyone seeking more solar and storage in utility resource plans
A guide to utility resource plans aims to help state regulators and others engage effectively with utilities in reviewing the plans, which have often been challenged for limiting solar and storage in projections of new generating capacity needed.
BASF, NGK launch sodium-sulfur battery with less than 1% degradation rate
A set of technological improvements incorporated into the new product NAS MODEL L24 allows for lower maintenance costs compared to the earlier sodium sulfur battery type developed by the two manufacturers.
A look at what caused U.S. solar stock slump in April
Financial and regulatory uncertainty plus rising module prices are affecting project timelines in the United States and domestic companies must contend with a gray market at home and aggressive pricing abroad. Jesse Pichel, of Roth Capital Partners, explores the key trends in a tough month for U.S. solar stocks.
