Sunrise brief: First Solar beats revenue expectations in Q1 earnings, policy tailwinds emerge
Also on the rise: Crux extends tax credit transfer discounts and support to ACP members. Schneider Electric launches new storage systems for microgrids. And more.
Schneider Electric launches new storage systems for microgrids
The company introduced two versions of the new BESS with enclosures of 7 feet and 20 feet with power ranges from 60 kW to 500 kW.
Briggs & Stratton releases 6.6 kWh stackable home battery
The 3.33 kW / 6.65 kWh lithium-ferro-phosphate battery offers home backup and storage of rooftop solar generation.
Swiss company Staubli expands U.S. manufacturing of solar components
Staubli plans to increase manufacturing of American-made connectors and wire harnesses in its California and North Carolina facilities.
Sunrise brief: California batteries dominate evening grid with 10 GW/40 GWh of capacity
Also on the rise: U.S. solar manufacturing and the SEMA Coalition expansion. CATL presents EV battery with 1,000 km range. And more.
Solar mounting system update
K2 releases a new product, and Martin Roofing & Solar’s hidden-fastening solar mount achieves UL 2703 certification.
Sunrise brief: Maxeon sues REC, Hanwha Qcells for alleged TOPCon patent infringement
Also on the rise: Anker home energy storage system now available in North America. Nextracker cuts solar tracker carbon by 35% with recycled steel and electric furnaces. And more.
Nextracker cuts solar tracker carbon by 35% with recycled steel and electric furnaces
The utility-scale solar mounting solution’s low carbon option places an emphasis on reducing carbon-intensive materials and improving logistics.
Anker home energy storage system now available in North America
The new X1 can operate inside or out, from -4 F to 131 F, delivering what Anker says is 100% power output without derating. It also has a NEM 3.0 mode, which enables battery storage and grid sell-back in states under NEM 3.0 jurisdiction.
California solar installation designed for grazing sheep
Renewable America designed the project to disturb the land little as possible, installing fixed-tilt tracker array that required no grading.
