Residential solar pricing down 6.3%, hints of greater drops coming
Residential solar installation price declines have accelerated over the past year. However, energy storage pricing has gone up, with Enphase taking an increasingly larger share of the market.
Report shows strong solar+storage market growth… and plenty of room for improvement
A report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory looks at residential and non-residential distributed solar+storage markets and finds big growth with a huge future potential.
EVE to supply Powin with 1 GW of battery cells
The cells will be used in Powin’s Stack360 storage product, with the first units slated for delivery in later this year.
Ambri secures $144 million for liquid metal battery commercialization
The company plans to commercialize its calcium-antimony liquid metal battery chemistry and open manufacturing facilities to deliver projects in 2023 and beyond.
Aurora Solar is acquiring Folsom Labs and its solar design software
The company said the acquisition is in line with its strategy to provide software to users across the solar value chain.
Sunrise brief: TerraGen lines up $800m in financing for a multi-phase solar + storage project
Also on the rise: Two companies petition for Section 201 tariff extension, Morgan Solar introduces a new data tool, and an insurer wants Amazon to pay for a house fire caused by a defective solar generator.
Data tool from Morgan Solar enables real-time insight into panel performance and optimization
The IV-DAQ and Analytics Portal is designed to provide a continuous stream of data on panel performance and also syncs with other sensors to offer insight into how a solar asset is performing.
Terra-Gen secures $800 million in financing for solar + storage project in California
The project is on land leased from Edwards Air Force Base. Mortenson is the EPC contractor, First Solar is supplying the solar modules, and LG Chem and Samsung are supplying batteries.
WAAREE Energies supplies modules for massive California solar project
The company delivered 300+ MW of 385Wp and 390Wp Mono PERC Solar PV modules for installation at the Aquamarine solar project, a 250 MW portion of the larger Westlands Solar Park.
Sunrise brief: Ohio board approves 577 MW solar project, GM drives ahead with EV charging deals
Also on the rise: An AC battery that works without an inverter, Mexico plans a big solar project south of Arizona, and SolarApp+ launches as a one-stop shop for automated permits.
