Around 40% of the workforce in global PV industry is female
According to recently published employment report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the global solar industry employed around 5 million people at the end of last year.
Sunrise brief: Solar wafer prices fall for first time in three months
Also on the rise: California ends summer with 5 GW energy storage record. Sunnova secures $3 billion Department of Energy loan. And more.
Sunnova secures $3 billion Department of Energy loan
The agreement will advance Project Hestia, a low-income distributed clean energy program.
Teeing up the “Solar + Decade”
George Hershman, executive chair of SEIA and chief executive of SOLV Energy shares his perspective on aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act one year later.
Sunrise brief: Solar module prices are falling with no end in sight
Also on the rise: The win-win of agrirvoltaics, long duration energy storage emerges, and more.
Shifting state policies reshape distributed solar in the U.S.
Major residential solar markets policy changes essentially necessitate battery energy storage attachment, while other policies are launching community solar markets.
The win-win of agrivoltaics
The process of pairing solar with agriculture has proven to be mutually beneficial for farmers and solar developers.
Sunrise brief: Global carbon emissions-free electricity reaches 38%
Also on the rise: Solar is reliably and predictably supporting the Texas grid, carbon electrode pervoskites are advancing, and more.
EDF Renewables signs 20-year PPA for solar and storage project with El Paso Electric
The Milagro Solar+Storage project is projected to create about 200 jobs during the peak of its construction phase and will generate an estimated $7.9 million in tax revenue during the facility’s operating lifetime.
People on the move: SEIA, ACP, Rhythmos and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
