Update: New market entrant to manufacture solar cells and modules in U.S.
Newly formed NuVision Solar is a U.S.-owned and operated manufacturer with plans to produce HJT solar cells and modules.
Sunrise brief Walmart, Nexamp to bring 31 community solar projects to five U.S. states
Also on the rise: Massachusetts city sources solar power from Illinois, Stationary storage installations surge to 170 GWh in 2024, and more.
New York’s Morris Ridge Solar Project goes online
Morris Ridge Solar is expected to generate enough energy to meet more than 47,000 New York households’ energy needs.
Lithium-ion battery recycler awarded $144 million DOE grant
American Battery Technology Company received funds to construct a recycling facility with a 100,000 tons annual processing capacity.
Massachusetts city sources solar power from Illinois
The electrons won’t be delivered across state lines, but the City of Cambridge will match its electricity use with a virtual power purchase agreement from a solar project in Champaign County, Illinois.
A novel approach enables comparison of hundreds of generating capacity portfolios
By using a “robust” approach to planning for new renewable and storage capacity to meet future energy demand, stakeholders can identify low-cost portfolios that can be quickly tested against various cost scenarios, said Derek Stenclik of Telos Energy.
Developers close $538 million for 1.2 GWh battery storage facility in Canada
The Hagersville Park financing qualifies as a green loan. Once commissioned, the project will be one of Canada’s largest battery energy storage (BESS) sites.
People on the move: Arevon Energy, GS Power Partners and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
BloombergNEF: Stationary storage installations surge to 170 GWh in 2024
With expanding market opportunities and declining costs stationary battery energy storage installations are surging. Battery makers are awake to the opportunity, reports BloombergNEF, as stationary batteries account for an increasing amount of deployed capacity.
Utilities and agencies must come together to build a more reliable, weather-resistant grid
As the heavy majority of the U.S. energy grid approaches the end of its lifecycle, the time is now for a public-private task force to develop a comprehensive strategy to harden the grid and enable technologies that maximize the benefit of targeted investment in the most vulnerable areas.
