Post-election, four states now poised to speed renewables deployment
Governors-elect in Maryland and Massachusetts aim to speed deployment of solar and wind power, while in Minnesota and Michigan, re-elected governors could submit their clean energy goals to legislatures with new Democratic majorities. Arizona might join the club.
Hydropower to flow to 13 more Massachusetts municipalities
FirstLight Power expands power purchase agreement with Energy New England, providing clean energy to thirteen Massachusetts communities.
Multi-day iron-air battery startup nets $450 million investment
Boston, Massachusetts startup Form Energy announced the Series E financing round.
Dual-purpose solar makes a greater impact
BlueWave Solar, a certified B Corp, is committed to integrating Environmental Social Governance throughout development of dual-use solar projects.
Sunrise brief: Are we educating enough power system engineers for the renewables transition?
Also on the rise: Fluke unveils the Solar Multifunction Tester 1000 at RE+ in Anaheim. Solar tariffs caused a year of uncertainty–could a U.S. solar supply chain help? And more.
Are we educating enough power system engineers for the renewables transition?
As key industry players flag the need for power system engineers to process solar interconnection requests, we reached out to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and grid operators CAISO and SPP, for their insights on the supply and demand for these engineers.
Ambri Liquid Metal battery storage system to help back up Microsoft cloud services
Schneider Electric chosen to provide a constant, renewable backup energy source for Microsoft’s data centers.
Yaskawa Solectria Solar inverters to be optimized for First Solar thin film modules
The made-in-USA inverter provider will optimize its XGI 1500 utility-scale string inverters for use with First Solar cadmium telluride solar panels.
Community bank tax equity financing backs 11.6 MW solar portfolio
Funding for Renewable Properties’ community solar portfolio provided by KeyState Renewable’s SOLCAP solar tax equity fund.
Resonant Energy aims to help people share their solar abundance
Massachusetts Solar Equity Platform lets solar users share electricity with low-income families.
