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Startup Sunday: Alkaline battery tech eyed for large-scale storage

Also starting up: Battery maker EnerVenue raises $100 million, and Glydways has raised $40 million to advance solar-powered EVs for Silicon Valley.

Ohio approves more than 530 MW of solar additions

Three utility-scale projects won approval, contributing a surge of capacity to what has been a busy year for solar in Ohio.

Sunrise brief: NREL looks at how solar can cut its growing waste problem

Also on the rise: Dominion wants to add 1 GW of solar and energy storage in Virginia, SunPower inks an exclusive supply deal, and solar on new-build homes can shorten system payback times.

Dominion asks to add 1 GW of solar and energy storage in Virginia

In a related move, the utility bought a 20 MW/80 MWh energy storage facility that is expected to enter service in 2022.

Sunpower agrees to be Toll Brothers’ exclusive California solar provider

The deal will see SunPower Equinox home solar systems installed on Toll Brothers-built houses in California, with expansion to other states a future possibility.

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Aging solar panels present an opportunity for a circular economy

Analysts at NREL modeled PV recycling strategies and found that current incentives are not well-aligned to drive recycling.

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Crossroads Solar: Panels made by former prison inmates

The Indiana-based manufacturer hires formerly incarcerated people who are reintegrating into the workforce at its solar module plant.

Dominion proposes 1 GW of new Virginia solar + storage by 2023

The utility has proposed 15 new Dominion-owned and 32 new PPA projects, in pursuit of achieving 100% renewable energy by 2045.

Sunrise brief: New York’s latest community solar program is a big one

Also on the rise: PG&E faces another lawsuit over its alleged role in a major California wildfire, B&W takes a stake in a solar contractor, and the newest Tracking the Sun report offers insights into distributed solar deployment.

PG&E is sued over Dixie Fire, one of California’s largest

The twin legal complaints allege that the fire was sparked July 13 following several blown fuses and PG&E equipment malfunctions in Northern California.

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