First Solar secures 1 GW module order
Capital Power will purchase thin-film solar modules for projects built across North America, with deliveries beginning in 2026.
Complete Solaria to go public via SPAC merger
Complete Solaria, an integrated provider of solar installation solutions using Solaria’s own solar modules, plans to list on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker “CSLR” by the end of July 2023.
People on the move: Endurant Energy, Onyx Renewables, Directional Services, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: Clean energy jobs outpace the overall market
Also on the rise: Beef cattle agrivoltaics on an Oregon family ranch. 10 best practices for building trust when developing solar projects. And more.
Clean energy jobs outpace the overall market
A report from the Department of Energy revealed that clean energy jobs grew 3.9% last year.
DOE provides $178 million to schools to lower energy costs and emissions
As Part of the Investing in America Agenda, the funding will benefit about 74,000 students in 97 school buildings.
NREL study builds framework to accommodate EV-charging infrastructure
A multi-state electric vehicle charging network meant to cater to the more than 42 million EVs projected to hit the road by 2030.
Beef cattle agrivoltaics on an Oregon family ranch
Bear Valley Solar will deploy 240 kW of the 1.5 MW cattle-sited solar field pasture this year, with the first phase of construction ramping up this summer, developer David McFeeters-Krone tells pv magazine USA.
10 best practices for building trust when developing solar projects
Strategies and best practices for building trust and overcoming opposition to solar project development, based on a Clean Power Hour podcast that delved into public acceptance challenges around solar projects.
Sunrise brief: Morgan Stanley and Santander invest $520 million in solar projects
Also on the rise: Scaling green hydrogen. EV sales to make up nearly one-third of passenger vehicle sales in U.S. by 2026. And more.
