Payne Institute report assesses supply chain variables for critical minerals
Multi-disciplinary experts from the Colorado School of Mines worked together to assess the social economic and policy implications of the race to secure an ethical and reliable domestic supply chain.
California ends summer with 5 GW energy storage record
As fall arrives in the northern hemisphere, California sets a record for most utility-scale battery capacity instantaneous usage, with a long stretch exceeding 2 GWh of output.
Sunrise brief: Solar module prices are falling with no end in sight
Also on the rise: The win-win of agrirvoltaics, long duration energy storage emerges, and more.
Critical roles emerging for long-duration energy storage
As more renewable energy comes online each year, the added flexibility and resiliency that energy storage provides has never been more critical—because our grid is not as stable as it needs to be.
Shifting state policies reshape distributed solar in the U.S.
Major residential solar markets policy changes essentially necessitate battery energy storage attachment, while other policies are launching community solar markets.
The win-win of agrivoltaics
The process of pairing solar with agriculture has proven to be mutually beneficial for farmers and solar developers.
Dragonfly Energy, Aqua Metals eye a closed lithium loop in Nevada
Battery supplier Dragonfly Energy has built a lithium-based battery cell using materials recovered by Aqua Metals from recycled batteries.
Manufacturing a solar powered economy
One year after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, federal policies help turn the page toward an economy powered by emissions-free technology and domestic manufacturing.
P-type solar products may be phased out by 2026 as n-type tech ‘rapidly’ expands
The rise of cost-effective TOPCon cell technology last year led to a ‘surge’ in production demand for solar n-type cell technology, with leading industry analysts TrendForce prophesying PERC cell capacities ‘may’ be phased out in two to three years.
Solar module prices are falling, with no end in sight
Solar module prices have never fallen so sharply in such a short period of time. One reason for this is the “PV module glut” in warehouses in Europe, according to pvXchange’s Martin Schachinger.
