How much glass is needed for terawatt-scale solar PV?
German scientists have assessed demand for resources such as glass and silver until 2100 and have found that current tech learning rates could be sufficient to avoid supply concerns.
Battery energy storage pairs well with solar, EIA data show
Of the battery storage capacity planned to come online from 2021 to 2024, around two-third will be co-located with a solar power plant
More than 125 local governments adopt SolarAPP+
Completing a goal set in July, Secretary of Energy Granholm sets the target for another 60 communities to join in the coming six months.
Meyer Burger to open U.S. manufacturing facility
The facility will have an initial production capacity of 400 MW annually, with the potential to scale up to multi-gigawatts of capacity.
Strategies to enhance the value of utility-scale PV is focus of Berkeley Lab study
The study considers options including an inverter loading ratio of up to 1.7 and DC-coupled batteries, and how increasing levels of PV on the grid influence the optimal PV system design.
GAF Energy completes work on rooftop solar manufacturing facility
The roof-integrated solar solutions provider has begun moving into its new 112,000 square-foot San Jose, California, facility.
Sunrise brief: Fluence files paperwork for an IPO
Also on the rise: SEIA warns of a ‘death blow’ if anti-dumping solar tariffs are pursued, and Ford Motor plans a major EV and battery investment.
Ford plans $11.4 billion investment to build EVs and batteries
The company will partner with South Korea-based SK Innovation to build facilities to produce and eventually recycle EV batteries.
Energy storage company Fluence plans an IPO
The company applied to the SEC to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “FLNC.”
TransAlta targets renewable energy growth in Canada, the U.S., and Australia
The Calgary-based utility is scrapping a plan to convert a coal unit to natural gas, redirecting the capital to renewable energy investments.
