Brick and iron heat battery for zero-carbon industrial processes
Bill Gates-backed Rondo Energy released the “brick toaster” heat battery, a unit that stores renewable energy and dispatches heat and electricity for processes in steel, cement, chemical manufacturing, and more.
Corporate solar doubles since 2019, displacing 20.4 million tons of carbon annually
Companies in the United States are installing solar at unprecedented rates with corporate solar now accounting for 14% of installed capacity.
Solar-to-hydrogen project to be first stop on a California-to-Texas “hydrogen highway”
A 75 MW solar-to-hydrogen facility proposed for Bakersfield, California may mark the beginning of Fusion Fuel and Electus Energy’s green hydrogen vision for the United States.
Sunrise brief: Canadian Solar business inks battery deal with UBS
Also on the rise: Michigan’s regulator appears friendlier to solar. Canadian Solar’s battery business inks a large supply agreement for a global investor. And more.
CSI Energy Solutions signs 2.6 GWh battery agreement with UBS in North America
Batteries provided by CSI are central to UBS’ energy storage strategy and part of the expansion of its US infrastructure business
Solar microgrid to power Aemetis biofuel refinery
The 2 MW solar plus 1.25 MW energy storage project is in partnership with Total Energies and Schneider Electric.
Sunrise brief: More solar module manufacturing coming to the U.S.
Also on the rise: The day Indiana rooftop solar died. Is hydrogen about to have its solar moment? And more.
California climate policy to kill fossil fuels, shining a spotlight on solar
The California Air Resources Board released its most aggressive climate plan to date, targeting net-zero by 2045 or earlier, and creating 4 million jobs along the way.
Solar company protects 215,000 acres of Mojave Desert
Avantus partners with BLM and wildlife services to retire grazing rights and permanently dedicate land to wildlife forage.
Sunrise brief: Solar-plus-storage SEIA code proposals for risk designation receive preliminary ICC approval
Also on the rise: Post-election, four states now poised to speed renewables deployment. Due to forced labor concerns, U.S. ports have blocked over 1,000 shipments of solar components. And more.
