Booming U.S. energy storage installation grows 90% year-over-year
Lowered costs, easing supply chains and steady demand continued the energy storage boom, said a report from Wood Mackenzie.
Longi denies massive layoff plan, says job cuts could reach up to 5%
Chinese solar manufacturer Longi has responded to recent media reports claiming that it might cut 30% of its global workforce.
JinkoSolar claims top spot in 2023 PV module shipment rankings
Chinese manufacturer JinkoSolar says its solar module shipments reached 78.5 GW in 2023. This year, it says it hopes to sell up to 110 GW of panels.
Report tracks emerging PV manufacturing hubs in Europe, North America
Sinovoltaics is studying the changes in the supply chains in manufacturing hubs in Europe and North America to determine site capacity, current and planned, for dozens of manufacturers. The results are being published in free reports.
Electrolyzer prices – what to expect
In addition to the cost of electricity, the price of hydrogen depends largely on the up-front investment cost of the electrolyzer. The lower the full-load hours, the greater the impact. Analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) sees a number of different possible pathways for the market to develop.
Evaluating the profitability of vanadium flow batteries
Researchers in Italy have estimated the profitability of future vanadium redox flow batteries based on real device and market parameters and found that market evolutions are heading to much more competitive systems, with capital costs down to €260/kWh at a storage duration of 10 hours.
Schneider Electric and Mainspring offer multi-fuel microgrid solution
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Microgrid Solution can be paired with Mainspring Energy’s Linear Generator to produce and store carbon-free energy for continuous use.
Sunrise brief: Slowing residential solar growth continues into 2024
Also on the rise: IRENA says world needs 1.1 TW of renewables per year, what’s in store for energy storage, and more.
People on the move: SunPower, University of Houston, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
SolarEdge offers upgrade to oversize system, add backup power and more
The company’s Re-Energize program includes data card upgrades to connect smart home devices, solar array oversizing, and home battery backup.
