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Boston doctors prescribe solar energy

The Boston Medical Center has started an unusual program to help low-income patients save on their electricity bills and support a healthier recovery.

Sunrise brief: California’s new community solar program still isn’t working

Also on the rise: Solar financing is alive and well. Utility-scale battery storage best practices to mitigate hazards. And more.

Massachusetts Governor signs transformative clean energy legislation

Senate bill 2967 establishes the Office of Environmental Justice and Equity and includes environmental justice protects that will boost community solar in the Commonwealth.

Massachusetts House passes climate bill, setting example for other states to follow

The Massachusetts bill includes siting reform, which will help speed the buildout of solar and other clean energy technologies.

MIT scientists build PV-driven desalination system that reacts to changes in sunlight

The proposed brackish water desalination system uses photovoltaic electrodialysis to enable direct-drive desalination at high production rates. It already operated for 6 months on real brackish groundwater and was reportedly able to use 94% of the extracted PV energy.

1.2 GWh CATL battery progresses through permitting in Massachusetts

Hecate Energy advances the Ward Hill BESS through Haverhill’s zoning process, focusing on wetland classifications surrounding the installation.

Solar-plus-storage dominating future U.S. power grid

A report from Berkeley Lab reveals a significant expansion of solar-plus-storage facilities in the U.S. power plant market, highlighting an evolution from frequency to arbitrage and curtailment mitigation markets. The best is yet to come, as ongoing price decreases are still being absorbed by the market and are already being used to fill the interconnection queues with terrawatts of capacity.

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Navisun and Ampion partner on community solar in four states

Navisun is planning to design, construct, own, and operate five community solar projects in Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Illinois, and Ampion will handle the subscriber acquisition, billing, customer care, and the long-term subscription management.

The evolving art and science of agrivoltaics

At Bluewave, integrating solar technology with traditional farming practices isn’t just a concept, it’s the new standard. Jesse Robertson-DuBois, director of sustainable solar development, shares insights on the transformative journey of agrivoltaics within the industry.

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MIT scientists optimize perovskite solar cell components

Researchers at MIT have enhanced the stability of Spiro-MeOTAD in perovskite solar cells, achieving over 1,400 hours of high-temperature testing with minimal degradation in a lower efficiency cell.