Sunrise brief: Five community solar projects coming to disadvantaged communities in California
Also on the rise: 50 states of solar incentives–Indiana. Solar may cover the world’s electricity demand with 0.3% of its land area. And more.
DC:DC hybrid solar to EV optimizer distributor raises $7 million in funding
Enteligent’s time-of-generation EV charging technology allows real-time charging from solar, resulting in what the company says is up to 25% in energy savings, versus traditional DC to AC configurations.
Five community solar projects coming to disadvantaged communities in California
The five projects, to be built by Renewable Properties, will fulfill the remaining capacity of PG&E’s Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff program.
RFO alert: Clean Power Alliance seeks solar-plus-storage
The California community choice aggregator has issued a Request for Offers for the installation of solar-plus-storage to provide backup power to 12 sites during emergencies.
Sunrise brief: If approved, Ohio solar plant could be largest in nation
Also on the rise: Bipartisan group files to repeal solar tariff moratorium. Town recoups $2.3 million in back taxes with solar on a landfill. And more.
Former Tesla employees design EV chargers in disadvantaged communities
Orange Charger is raising $2.5 million in to commercialize its low-powered 120V and 240V AC solutions.
Former Chevron HQ goes solar
Chevron will remain a tenant of Bishop Ranch as the community owner adds 15.5 MW solar plus 7.1 MW / 14.2 MWh energy storage onto its mixed-use buildings.
Startup begins producing 40%-efficient thermophotovoltaic cells
Antora Energy says its new 2 MW factory will make thermophotovoltaic cells for thermal storage applications. The cells are based on III-V semiconductors and reportedly have a heat-to-electricity conversion efficiency of more than 40%.
Sunrise brief: Best practices for playing the solar procurement game
Also on the rise: More hydrogen production coming to California. Wyoming laws seek to kill net metering and EVs. And more.
Zero-emission hydrogen production facility planned for California
Element Resources to build a The Lancaster Clean Energy Center, a renewable hydrogen production expected to produce 20,000 tons of renewable hydrogen annually and expand Lancaster’s hydrogen leadership.
