Agrivoltaics clearinghouse launches to share info on matching solar with farming
The National Center for Appropriate Technology launched the clearinghouse to connect farmers and solar developers with agrivoltaics information.
Sunrise brief: Battery recycling is hot, but lightbulb moments lag
Also on the rise: SunPower will market a VPP offering for energy storage customers, and mPrest CEO Andy Bennett talks with pv magazine about the potential for DER under Build Back Better.
Managing an evolving grid using distributed energy resources
mPrest CEO Andy Bennett joined pv magazine to talk about the future of DERs and the role that distributed energy resource management systems are likely to play.
SunPower launches VPP offering for its energy storage customers
The company will manage charging and discharging the batteries, while keeping some electricity in reserve for backup power to the home.
American Battery approved to build battery recycling facility in Nevada
The facility will include a battery recycling building, an office building with laboratories, and a finished goods warehouse.
Novel solar cell architecture to reduce silver costs, improve voltage
Developed by a U.S.-based start-up, the new manufacturing process is claimed to reduce silver consumption and improve solar module performance by up to 3 W. It consists of connecting sub-cells in series within a single cell in order to increase the device voltage and without requiring cells to be physically broken and rewired.
Demand for battery recycling is growing, but capacity and innovation lag
A report by Lux Research forecasts growing demand for lithium-ion battery recycling capacity, along with a need for innovation to meet that demand.
A promising new design for shingled solar modules
Research finds that the energy yield of a novel approach could almost double that of standard shingled cell interconnection under random shading conditions.
100 MW New York community solar projects to use Ideematec trackers
The trackers were selected in a partnership with Eco Engineering, LightEdison, and Source Renewables for their resilience under upstate New York’s extreme weather conditions.
Sunrise brief: Look to landfills for solar capacity buildout, RMI says
Also on the rise: Intersect Power arranges $2.6B in financing for solar plus storage projects, Standard Solar announces 24 MW community solar in Maryland, and PS Oklahoma seeks solar and wind capacity.
