Project Sunroof offers community-wide solar installation estimates
The new tool measures technical potential, but may not be an accurate indicator of how much solar could realistically be installed in any given city.
NREL: 30% wind and solar on U.S. grids “no big deal” (with graphics)
National Renewable Energy Lab says ample resource availability, falling prices, and results from both research and actual experience in Europe are showing that there is no reason why we can’t reach much higher levels of renewable energy deployment.
pv magazine presents: DOE’s Dr. Rebecca Jones-Albertus on slashing soft costs
Two weeks ago, the Department of Energy released $21.4 million to fund 17 projects to bring down soft costs around the country. pv magazine sat down with Dr. Rebecca Jones-Albertus, the Sunshot Initiative official who will oversee the projects, to learn more.
REC Silicon blames China trade dispute for suppressed Q3 revenue, job losses
The Norwegian-based polysilicon maker posts third quarter revenue of $50.9 million and cites disruption of China trade spat with U.S., plus expiration of the Chinese FIT, as reasons for lowered margins.
E.ON begins construction on 10 MW battery storage project in Arizona
The Iron Horse is the first energy storage project for E.ON North America, and accompanies a 2 MW PV system.
Berkley Labs will lead DOE effort to find breakthrough materials for solar panels
Under the direction of Anubhav Jain of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, five DOE labs will work to accelerate the development and development of innovative materials for PV modules.
ITRPV: PERC, n-type mono and copper wire interconnection to gain ground (with charts)
VDMA’s guide to technology trends in the PV industry expects rapid change in the cell and module space.
Solar provides 2% of electricity in the Western United States (with charts)
The latest figures by the U.S. Department of Energy show the wide disparity in renewable energy deployment between the eastern and western grids.
Tesla gigafactory to combine Silevo, Panasonic HIT solar technologies
Panasonic will operate the Buffalo “gigafactory”, and sell modules to Tesla/SolarCity.
Venture capital funding in batteries and smart grids declines sharply in Q3: Mercom report
Latest Mercom Capital report finds that just $102 million in VC funding for smart grid, battery storage and efficiency sectors was raised in Q3, down from $433 million in Q2. Project funds for residential and commercial storage soars, however.
