Sunrise brief: Nextracker acquires solar foundation specialist Ojjo for $119 million
Also on the rise: Arizona’s largest energy storage project closes $513 million in financing. Aiko presents ABC solar module with world record efficiency of 25.2% at Intersolar. And more.
Nextracker acquires solar foundation specialist Ojjo for $119 million
Ojjo makes a unique truss system that reportedly uses half the steel of a conventional foundation and a design that minimizes grading requirements.
Scientists develop silver-free PEDOT:PSS adhesive for shingled solar cells
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed a new silver-free adhesive for shingled solar cells. The novel adhesive is based the PEDOT:PSS polymer and can reportedly reduce silver consumption to approximately 6.3 mg/W.
Arizona’s largest energy storage project closes $513 million in financing
The 1,200 MWh Papago Storage project will dispatch enough power to serve 244,000 homes for four hours a day with the e-Storage SolBank high-cycle lithium-ferro-phosphate battery energy storage solution.
People on the move: Amp Energy, Deriva Energy, Atwell LLC, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Sunrise brief: Final guidance released on IRA’s prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
Also on the rise: U.S. grid-scale storage grows 84%, residential storage 48%. Planted Solar reports doubled energy per acre with terrain-following array. And more.
Final guidance released on IRA’s prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
According to the Treasury Department, developers of clean energy projects may be able to claim an increased credit equal to five times the base incentive.
Solar startup claims doubled energy per acre with terrain-following array
California startup Planted Solar uses construction robots and high-density arrays to deliver what the company says are higher energy outputs and lower balance of system costs.
U.S. grid-scale storage grows 84%, residential storage 48%
Wood Mackenzie reported large growth in Q1 year-over-year for grid-scale storage and residential storage, while commercial and industrial storage slowed.
Nextracker expands U.S. manufacturing with Unimacts
Owned by Unimacts and located near Las Vegas, this factory will produce steel components exclusively for Nextracker, bringing the tracker specialist’s annual domestic solar tracker capacity to over 30 GW.
