Genius award for a student-designed portable solar carport
Dubbed Gismo Power, the appliance is entirely mobile, can be grid-connected, and may be folded for storage.
Holographic light collector could improve solar panel yield
The collector is built with a low-cost holographic optical element and a diffuser and can be easily embedded into conventional PV modules, according to its creators.
This technology could boost PV panel output and reduce thermal heat stress
Enertopia filed provisional patents for technology that it said will use excess heat from PV modules as part of its lithium-extraction process in the Nevada desert.
Tool offers insight into how solar and wind impact wholesale electric prices
Berkeley Lab’s Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices tool allows users to compare pricing trends across locations, regions, and timeframes, down to the nodal level.
Duke Energy to test novel approach to turn coal plants into energy storage stations
Funded by a Department of Energy grant, the project will evaluate Malta Inc.’s thermal energy storage system as a viable, scalable solution.
Maxeon launches a line of frameless, conformable rooftop solar panels
Maxeon’s Air technology platform looks to bring solar to previously inaccessible roof spaces.
First Solar and Nel to develop integrated solar-hydrogen power plants
The companies first will work to develop an integrated power plant control and SCADA system.
Sunrise brief: Trio of utilities want to spend $650 million for 465 MW of solar and storage
Also on the rise: Talen Energy has plans for energy storage at two fossil power plants, and a novel CSP technology passes a test that has its backers breathing a little easier.
EnerVenue signs its first major distribution agreement
The deal with Hong Kong’s Towngas will pilot the company’s nickel-hydrogen battery technology and serve as an audition for future deals to come.
Here’s what Biden’s infrastructure bill offers solar and cleantech
The $2 trillion package includes a proposed 10-year extension of the ITC and PTC and calls for further incentives to add transmission capacity. Most solar advocates liked it, but one nonprofit panned it as being too industry-friendly.
