Sunrise brief: Residential solar pricing has fallen and signs point to still further declines
Also on the rise: JinkoSolar is adding a manufacturing plant in Vietnam, solar on a parking garage adds a Scandinavian design flair, and iSun says its 2021 revenues are likely to double.
Solar on a parking structure adds a Scandinavian design flair
Soltech Energy has installed a 646 kW solar facade on a parking garage in Sweden that hosts 300 EV-charging posts.
JinkoSolar begins work on $500 million ingot and wafer facility in Vietnam
Vietnamese media claim the new factory is being built to diversify the company’s supply chain away from China and as an answer to new requirements from western countries and suppliers.
iSun looks to double 2021 revenues, but labor and supply chain issues dampen profits
The company reported Q2 revenues of $4.3 million, up 57% from the same quarter in 2020.
Lagunitas Brewery serves up solar-brewed beers
In this case study, LG solar takes a deep dive on the company’s work with Lagunitas Brewery, showing the struggles overcome and the innovation needed to deliver the best beer the sun can brew.
Residential solar pricing down 6.3%, hints of greater drops coming
Residential solar installation price declines have accelerated over the past year. However, energy storage pricing has gone up, with Enphase taking an increasingly larger share of the market.
Community solar brownfield pilot project nears completion in New Jersey
The 4.5 MW Linden Hawk Rise project is among the first awarded capacity under the first year of the state’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program.
Startup Sunday: copper thin film material wins DOE award
Also starting up: Dutch two-seat solar EV for ride sharing, and French company Supersola releases a plug-and-play solar module.
Lithium-metal battery with capacity retention of 88% over 1,000 cycles
German scientists have applied a new combination of cathodes and electrolytes to improve the stability of lithium-metal batteries. They fabricated a device with an energy density of 560 watt-hours per kilogram and a Coulombic efficiency of 99.94%.
Report shows strong solar+storage market growth… and plenty of room for improvement
A report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory looks at residential and non-residential distributed solar+storage markets and finds big growth with a huge future potential.
