In underserved communities, solar referrals work best
Research from national labs shows word-of-mouth referrals led to among the highest adoption rates in low-income communities.
Autonomous robot for concentrated solar power installation and maintenance
Heliogen announced the roll-out of its robots to install and clean its CSP plants.
California Community Choice Financing Authority issues first municipal clean energy bonds
Standard practice for municipal utilities to reduce cost of natural gas is now applied to the purchase of clean electricity.
Sunrise brief: Canadian manufacturer launches 800 W tandem-module solar PV
Also on the rise: IEA forecasts record solar numbers this year, a dual-module 800 W panel with an atypical design, and study shows benefits of residential solar energy with heat pumps.
Partnership formed for molten salt long duration energy storage
Malta announced a partnership with Bechtel to deploy electro-thermal energy storage systems that are capable of durations of 10-150+ hours.
Hydrostor plans another compressed air energy storage project
Paperwork was filed with the California Energy Commission to develop the project for installation in Kern County, California, a hotbed for solar and energy storage projects.
Ingeteam supplied battery inverters to California energy storage project
The 20 MW/80 MWh grid-connected project is owned and operated by Hecate Energy and was built by Mitsubishi Power.
Sunverge and LG partner on residential virtual power plant project
The project is expected to evaluate time of use and real-time pricing signals, load shaping and shifting, and event-based demand response.
Hydrostor plans 400 MW / 3200 MWh compressed air energy storage
The plant would be able to deliver 400 MW of electricity for 8 hours, and would be comparable in size to some of California’s largest fossil fuel power plants.
Startup Sunday: Haliburton backs flywheel energy storage
Also starting up: Haliburton funds a company capturing and using waste heat from solar panels, and nonprofit Native Renewables connects Navajo and Hopi families with solar power.
