ASU to receive $70 million to research clean energy industrial processes
Arizona State University will establish the Electrified Processes for Industry Without Carbon to electrify industrial heating processes.
Energy justice bridges research, policy and social movement
Two papers from Lawrence Berkeley Lab and U.S. Department of Energy provide frameworks and real-world insight for integrating energy justice into policy and research.
Maryland becomes the 23rd community solar state
With the signing of HB 908, Maryland becomes the 23rd U.S. state to implement a shared-access community solar framework without limitation to accessibility.
Sunrise brief: President Biden vetoes legislation to repeal moratorium on solar tariffs
Also on the rise: Utility-scale solar interconnection costs up as much as 400%. Researchers assess degradation in PV systems older than 15 years. And more.
President Biden vetoes legislation to repeal moratorium on solar tariffs
Biden vetoed the repeal, saying it would undermine the efforts to ramp up domestic manufacturing to support a burgeoning solar industry and would create uncertainty for businesses and workers in the U.S. solar industry.
RFP alert: $9.7 billion to bring clean energy to rural electric coops
The funding available through two USDA programs under the Inflation Reduction Act represent the single largest investment in rural electrification since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act into law in 1936.
Sunrise brief: Solar glass provider ramps up production by 6 GW to meet demand
Also on the rise: Enel Green Power moves one step closer to solar cell and module factory in Oklahoma. Community solar project coming to coal country. And more.
Surnrise brief: Treasury Department releases guidance on solar domestic content
Also on the rise: First Solar acquires perovskite specialist Evolar. Wind and solar energy saved Texans $11 billion in 2022. And more.
Treasury Department releases guidance on solar domestic content
The Inflation Reduction Act includes a 10% bonus for solar power projects that use made-in-USA content, and the Treasury released long-awaited details on what that means.
50 states of solar incentives: Colorado
Colorado has had a strong residential solar market for a decade now, and continues to introduce more solar across residential, commercial, community and utility scales.
