Sunrise brief: New website provides automated engineering stamps for residential solar
Also on the rise: Building not your average dream home. APsystems releases AC-coupled residential battery charger. And more.
Building not your average dream home
The first in the series “Not Your Average Dream Home,” which delineates how the author chose the perfect plot of land in the U.S. that is most likely to be safe for the next few decades from the risks caused by human climate disasters.
Xcel Energy approved for expansion for 710 MW solar project
Once completed, the Minnesota project will be among the largest in the United States.
Nexamp orders 1.5 GW of Heliene solar modules
The modules will support the construction of about 400 new community solar projects.
Heliene plans to manufacture 1 GW solar modules, 1.5 GW solar cells in the U.S.
Canadian-based Heliene plans a new factory in Minnesota that will begin producing modules in 2024 and cells in 2025.
Plant-based foods provider installs rooftop solar on headquarters
SunOpta will cover two-thirds of its electricity needs with the rooftop array.
Lincoln Park’s first community solar program
Low-income and minority communities are often most affected by extreme and damaging weather storms, as well as to indoor air pollution and higher energy costs. However, one community in Minnesota is actively working to change that.
Former coal plant to house 100-hour iron-air battery
Minnesota’s public utilities commission approves Form Energy’s 10 MW/1 GWh iron-air long-duration energy storage facility construction project for Xcel Energy.
Five organizations turning community solar into savings for low-income Americans
This year, DOE recognized five organizations that exemplify the benefits that community solar can bring with $10,000 grand prizes, and recently launched a new round of the Sunny Awards.
Sunrise brief: Debt ceiling bill is a mixed bag for clean energy and the environment
Also on the rise: Maxeon claims 24.7% efficiency for IBC solar module. 50 states of solar incentives–Washington. And more.
