Startup Sunday: Crowdfunding for solar cell power boosting tech
Also starting up: Heliogen is building a test CSP, and EV maker Aptera rolls out the third alpha of its solar equipped vehicle.
SolarEdge launches residential battery and inverter
The DC-coupled battery has 94.5% round-trip efficiency and the inverter offers up to 11.4 kW power and 10.3 kW backup power.
Fast charging battery startup to launch research and development hub in California
StoreDot is opening the facility with the hope that the additional research and development capacity will allow the company to commercialize its battery products by 2024.
New York to sell solar equipment it bought for Tesla, Panasonic
More than $200 million in equipment will be sold as Tesla plans to ramp up and expand operations at a Buffalo manufacturing facility.
Alencon awarded patent for bi-directional storage optimizer
The patent pertains to its Bi-Directional Optimizer for Storage Systems, which was part of a 2020 study with Duke Energy about retrofitting standalone solar plants with storage.
NanoPV to open manufacturing plant in Georgia
The company is investing $36 million into a facility to manufacture crystalline silicon and thin film modules, creating around 500 jobs.
Should you buy or lease solar panels?
The two main methods for getting rooftop residential solar installed are leasing or purchasing. pv magazine looks at the pros and cons of both.
Solar-optimized data logger
NRG Systems released the LOGR-S Data Logger, designed for utility-scale solar resource monitoring.
Watch: ABB launches fast electric vehicle charger
The company said its Terra 360 charger can charge any electric car in 15 minutes or less at a maximum output of 360kW.
Arevon Energy taps Tesla for 2 GW/6 GWh of storage supply
Tesla Megapacks will be installed at California load centers in a four year series of projects called the Falcon portfolio.
