A Nor’easter blew through. Our solar guy climbed on roofs to see the results
Hurricane-force wind gusts hit New England during a late October storm, damaging at least one rooftop solar array and leading Commercial Solar Guy to offer a few pointers.
OMERS enters distributed solar space with Navisun deal
In its fourth renewables deal of the year, the Canada-based pension fund vehicle bought Navisun.
Computer model uses AI to detect faults in residential solar
SunDown detects and classifies per-panel faults without the need for additional sensors and was developed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts weighs SMART program changes
Some solar developers have said the proposed revisions would remove 90% of Bay State land from solar development opportunities.
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.
Lithium-ion recycler and manufacturer secures $70 million investment
Funds are expected to support commercialization of company’s closed loop battery material production.
Heritage and 6k partner on battery recycling technology
The venture will draw on Heritage’s network to collect, store, and process end-of-life batteries, with 6K’s plasma technology to manufacture cathode-grade battery materials.
Startup round-up: GoSun turns to crowdfunding to help glamping go solar
Also starting up: Vespr wins clean energy award for high-wind panel clamp, and Clearloop aims to enable smaller businesses to invest in solar.
Clean energy catalyst program announces funding awards
The program supports clean energy innovation and technology development across Massachusetts. Here are some of the recent cash awardees in solar and energy storage.
Watch: Gravity-based renewable energy storage tower for grid-scale operations
Energy Vault secured $100 million in Series C funding for its EVx tower, which stores gravitational potential energy for grid dispatch.
