Sunrise brief: Bipartisan urgency from Senate to resolve solar anticircumvention case
Also on the rise: Hanwha Solutions to expand solar cell and module manufacturing in the United States and Korea. The pv magazine tour of solar incentives stops in Vermont, home to aggressive renewable energy mandates and a one of the nation’s most forward-thinking utilities. IKEA to offer SunPower residential solar and energy storage. Electric vehicles are cheaper than gas-powered, depending on the state and incentives.
Hanwha Solutions to expand solar cell and module manufacturing in the United States and Korea
Hanwha announces an investment of $320M in cell and module manufacturing capacity expansions to meet the growing global demand for sustainable energy.
UL releases modeling software for utility scale energy storage
The software, called HOMER Front, is designed for standalone or hybrid solar or wind-plus-storage applications, aimed at maximizing revenue streams.
S-5! launches electrical conduit clamp for solar on metal roofs
The CanDuit clamp works with any other S-5! clamp or bracket to secure and support conduit for wire management for PV systems on metal roofs.
Sunrise brief: Sunrun signs on to recycle solar panels with Solarcycle
Also on the rise: Utility TVA targets 10 GW of solar by 2035, currently owns 1 MW in operation. Maxeon unveils whole home energy management system SunPower One. Washington DC outpacing its own solar goals, for now. AES to supply Microsoft with 110 MW of solar, 220 MWh of storage. Self-healing perovskite solar PV cells can withstand fierce cosmic radiation. Porsche AG leads $400 million series C funding of US high-performance battery cell fabrication.
Predictive, proactive, whole home energy management system SunPower One unveiled
Maxeon Solar Technologies released an integrated home energy management system, designed to engage with solar PV, batteries, heating and cooling, appliances, and more.
Sunrise brief: Congress calls for end to solar panel tariffs in DOE budget meeting
Also on the rise: Get your Virginia interconnection now, solar regulation increasing in 2025. Former Tesla engineer to establish battery materials manufacturing in Moses Lake, Washington. Energy justice must play a larger role in clean energy transition. SEIA launches non-profit institute to accelerate growth of solar and storage. Solar tariffs led directly to delay of coal plant retirements. The Lithion HomeGrid Stack’d Series LFP battery has an adjustable form factor that is now UL certified. PPA approved for 100 MW Canadian Solar project in Louisiana.
Stackable home battery ranges 9.6 kWh to 38.4 kWh
The Lithion HomeGrid Stack’d Series LFP battery has an adjustable form factor that is now UL certified to be shipped across North America.
Solar briefcase packs in 200 W for off-grid and mobile living
FlexSolar provides a foldable portable solar PV briefcase kit with charge controller and connection cables included.
Lack of trained workers, ITC uncertainty, supply chain woes cited as challenges for US solar installers
EnergySage and NABCEP release results of 2021 solar installer survey, which shed light on the impact of supply chain and policy challenges.
