People on the move: Silfab Solar, Green Lantern Solar, Generac, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Two universities add solar to their energy mix
Princeton University plans four solar installations on its New Jersey campus, while Northeastern University celebrates the completion of a highly visible rooftop solar project on the downtown Snell Library.
Tesla reports record energy storage deployment figures
Tesla’s electric vehicle (EV) sales are plummeting, but its energy storage business is surging, with more than 4 GWh deployed in the first quarter of 2024 alone.
Give distributed resources a greater role in grid reliability, say four law professors
Distributed solar and storage, along with demand response, “perform during extreme weather events” and deserve a greater role in reliability planning, the law professors say, while a new public office of grid reliability could guide transmission planning.
Sunrise brief: DOE funds heated sand energy storage project pilot
Also on the rise: Developing hydrogen fuel from iron-rich rocks. Off-grid solar bench with wireless charging and Wi-Fi, And more.
Tigo Energy provides software and services for solar installation companies
Installers participating in Tigo’s Green Glove program are guided from solar design through project commissioning.
Off-grid solar bench with wireless charging and Wi-Fi
A California university was provided off-grid solar powered benches by Bluebolt Outdoor.
DOE funds heated sand energy storage project pilot
A modeled commercial-scale project storing energy in heated sand could produce 135 MW of power for five days. The U.S. Department of Energy is funding a pilot project intended to demonstrate commercial viability.
Sunrise brief: Solar industry needs better data gathering and predictions
Also on the rise: Solar equipment distributor announces business close, inventory clearance. Solving the challenges of a growing EV industry. And more.
Solar equipment distributor announces business close, inventory clearance
AEE Solar will permanently close its business in May and is selling its inventory at clearance prices.
