Workforce training increases access to solar and jobs in Navajo communities
Partnership between Gallup Solar and Lightstar Renewables to double the annual number of solar installations supporting Navajo communities for the next three years, plus increase opportunities for training and certification in solar installations.
50 states of solar incentives: Georgia
The Georgia Public Service Commission recently approved an Integrated Resource Plan, which calls for retirement of all but two coal-fired plants by 2035 and replacing them with natural gas, renewables and energy storage.
Inside the renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC)
Solar is eligible for a production tax credit for the first time since 2006 under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Residential flow batteries and inverter updates from the floor at RE+
New products from many parties, some new and some very experienced, in the inverter and energy storage fields at the 2022 energy conference.
New York needs 20 GW of new renewables by 2030, plus transmission, says grid operator
Even adding 9.5 GW of renewables will increase transmission congestion, said NYISO, in a report that also called for development and commercialization of dispatchable emission-free resources.
Sunrise brief: Aptera’s solar car to use Maxeon solar cells
Also on the rise: Solar panels spotted at RE+. U.S. Steel Corporation site to be powered by 312 MW Arkansas solar project. And more.
Electrovaya to build lithium-ion battery gigafactory in New York
The U.S. facility adds to its existing two Canadian facilities and will produce its proprietary high-performance lithium-ion cells and batteries.
Aptera’s solar car to use Maxeon solar cells
Equipped with almost 700 watts of solar cells, Aptera’s solar EV can drive up to 40 miles on solar alone, 1000 miles on battery charge.
People on the Move: Nextracker, Cypress Creek, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Meyer Burger secures $255.2 million to scale up production capacity to 3 GW
Swiss PV manufacturer Meyer Burger says it wants to rapidly expand its production of heterojunction solar cells and modules, following its recent supply agreement with U.S. project developer DE Shaw Renewable Investments.
