Aurora Solar is acquiring Folsom Labs and its solar design software
The company said the acquisition is in line with its strategy to provide software to users across the solar value chain.
Startup Sunday: Blu Ox backs software scale up by Extensible Energy
Also starting up: Space Force awards $50k to flesh out an idea for a solar-thermal spacecraft, and Lightyear finds a manufacturer for its solar EV.
Solar power from space by 2030? Advocacy group shows how
In Beyond Earth’s vision, space solar power systems would include photovoltaics and concentrators, along with wireless power transmission systems, including microwave and laser power transmission.
Hyundai and UL ally to give EV batteries a second life
The two agreed to advance safe deployment and use of second-life battery energy storage systems.
Sunrise brief: Hanwha, LG Electronics, and Mission Solar join call for import tariff extension
Also on the rise: Former utility exec Mary Powell takes over as CEO of Sunrun, talks stall on an Illinois clean energy bill, and you’ve got $30 billion to spend: Nuclear or solar?
Standard Solar acquires 35 MW solar portfolio in Maine
The acquisition brings the company’s total generation portfolio well over 200 MW, with all projects set to begin construction in the next 12 months.
Sunrun names Mary Powell as CEO and looks to faster growth to finish the year
Powell is the former CEO of Green Mountain Power and takes over Sunrun’s corporate leadership as the company revises its growth outlook.
Working groups reach impasse on Illinois’ clean energy future
Accusations of bad faith negotiating and goalpost-moving have taken center stage as the state’s stalled solar industry watches from afar.
Three more companies ask the ITC to extend solar tariffs for four more years
The SEIA opposes extending the Trump-era tariffs, saying they hurt overall solar sector growth and are not an effective way to spur new manufacturing investment.
Kansas City pilots streetlight-mounted EV chargers
The program aims to address equity and accessibility for EV charging, which can be a challenge for apartment-dwellers.
