Solar actuators, the brains and brawn behind solar trackers
Can you tell solar actuation systems apart? Knowing what’s in an actuator and how it’s tested is paramount.
Sunrise brief: Qcells partners to recover 95% of solar panel value with recycler
Also on the rise: Hawaii legislation seeks to undo “massive momentum killer” for rooftop solar. Electrolyzer manufacturing capacity could outpace demand by 2030. And more.
Hawaii legislation seeks to undo “massive momentum killer” for rooftop solar
After passing a new solar-battery export program that has sparked the ire of rooftop solar advocates, legislators have submitted a bill that would increase payment for battery-tied exported solar production.
LG launches new residential storage solution
LG has developed two versions of its new enblock E storage system, each with usable energy capacities of 12.4 kWh and 15.5 kWh. It says the two models, sized at 451 mm x 330 mm, can be easily deployed in small spaces.
Longroad’s largest solar project to begin commercial operations in mid-2025
Sun Streams 4 is a 377 MW solar facility 1200MWh battery energy storage system in Arizona.
Sunrise brief: North Carolina appeals court weighs critical rooftop solar decision
Also on the rise: Publicly traded solar installer Sunworks files for bankruptcy. New York Power Authority seeks proposals for 5.2 MW solar project. And more.
North Carolina appeals court weighs critical rooftop solar decision
Environmental advocates appealed a cut to rooftop solar generation exports, arguing that utility Duke Energy ignored the benefits of customer-sited solar in its internal analysis of net metering rates.
Publicly traded solar installer Sunworks files for bankruptcy
The residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural solar installer files for bankruptcy amid troubled macroeconomic conditions for distributed solar nationwide.
RFP alert: New York Power Authority seeks proposals for 5.2 MW solar project
NYPA looking for proposals for solar installation at State University of New York at Oneonta, preferably with a battery energy storage system. A second, non-lithium long-duration energy proposal is sought.
Sunrise brief: REC Silicon to shut down polysilicon business in Montana
Also on the rise: Connecticut Green Bank allocates $100 million toward solar and storage projects. Arcadia sees a bright future for community solar. And more.
