Startup Sunday: This Silicon Valley firm designs solar-powered fashion
Also starting up: Omnidian raises $33 million for solar performance services, and Lilac Solutions grabs $150 million for lithium brine extraction.
Long-duration flow battery tech wins DOE funding
Four energy storage companies were awarded $18 million as part of the Energy Department’s Long Duration Storage Shot.
Tigo launches residential inverter and energy storage products
The inverters are available in 7.6 kW and 11.4 kW configurations, and feature up to 200% DC oversizing, and 50V starting voltage.
Top Gun energy storage facility enters service
The 30 MW/120 MWh lithium-ion battery storage system is sited near the former location of the naval aviation training center also known as Top Gun.
Startup Sunday: Alkaline battery tech eyed for large-scale storage
Also starting up: Battery maker EnerVenue raises $100 million, and Glydways has raised $40 million to advance solar-powered EVs for Silicon Valley.
Sunpower agrees to be Toll Brothers’ exclusive California solar provider
The deal will see SunPower Equinox home solar systems installed on Toll Brothers-built houses in California, with expansion to other states a future possibility.
PG&E is sued over Dixie Fire, one of California’s largest
The twin legal complaints allege that the fire was sparked July 13 following several blown fuses and PG&E equipment malfunctions in Northern California.
Munich Re unit buys into two California solar and energy storage projects
The projects are on BLM land east of Los Angeles and are slated to enter service in late 2021.
SMUD proposal would cut net metering credits, impose interconnection fees
The utility board also will vote on whether to end seasonal and time-based net metering credits in favor of a flat rate, while also prohibiting certain residential types from participating in virtual net energy metering.
Solar powered EV truck charging on a megawatt scale is coming to California
The 1 MW solar-powered chargers will deliver 320 miles of range to a Class 8, 80,000 pound truck in 30 minutes.
