Sunrise brief: Corporate leaders play critical role in driving clean energy
Also on the rise: The Sun Mountain of Vermont completes solar installation. BLUETTI announces Sodium-ion solar generator. End of year job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
BLUETTI launches Sodium-ion solar generator
The NA300 offers thermal stability, fast-charging capacity, low-temperature performance, and integration efficiency.
Bromley Mountain ski resort completes solar installation
Solar array advances sustainability initiatives at Vermont’s Sun Mountain.
Sunrise brief: Lightsource BP closes financing, breaks ground on two projects
Also on the rise: Borrego Solar discusses a recent provisional win for solar developers in Massachusetts. California solar project developers alter plans after viewshed analysis. The Office of Clean Energy Demonstration was established to promote clean energy through projects across the U.S., and more.
Stepping UP in 2021: #3 Sustainable electricity and corporates’ critical solar role
Despite the global Covid-19 pandemic and recession, corporate purchases of clean energy are booming. Several factors are driving this trend, including falling costs, a heightened appetite for sustainability among consumers and investors, and increased political will for net-zero development. In recognition of this, the UP Initiative spent Q3 2021 investigating sustainable electricity supply. How are PPA models evolving? What are the critical issues around residual energy? And how can greenwashing be avoided? Read on to discover more.
People on the Move: SunPower, NREL, Vision Solar, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
McElroy Metal adds solar to another manufacturing plant
The company now has solar installations on four of its manufacturing plants, following the completion of a 165 kW system on its Sunnyvale, Texas facility.
Lightsource BP closes $376 million in financing, breaks ground on two massive projects
The 293 MW Sun Mountain solar project, set to be located in Pueblo, Colorado, and the 173 MW Bellflower solar project, set to be constructed east of Indianapolis will each be among the largest in their respective states.
DOE establishes Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
The DOE-run program, part of a $20 billion fund, was established to promote clean energy through demonstration projects across the U.S.
Stepping UP in 2021: #2 Solar workers’ rights and leading by positive example
There is increasing pressure, globally, for companies to be held more accountable, particularly when it comes to sustainability and just working conditions, and this topic is only growing in importance. With this in mind, pv magazine’s UP Initiative spent Q2 2021 looking at what solar and energy storage companies could do to lead by positive example when it comes to the workers, often far removed, involved in the production of their products and services.
