Democratic voters want action on climate (we think)
A new poll shows climate change emerging as the top issue for Democrats and left-leaning independents – as a first. But how you ask the question matters.
Enphase can’t keep up with demand
The microinverter maker reported its second consecutive quarter of profit and is sold out into the second half of the year, as it continues to battle tariffs and component shortages.
Quality and profit are not mutually exclusive
In this op-ed for pv magazine, Vivint Solar CEO David Bywater discusses the commitment needed by solar installers to think of quality and profits in an ‘and’ relationship, rather than an ‘or’ one.
Big ambitions, unclear details in O’Rourke climate plan
The dollars and dates in Democratic Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke’s new climate plan are ambitious. But much is not clear about what exactly is being referred to and how choices would be made between technologies.
Solar-powered hydrogen and dumplings: pvMB 4/30/19
Hello and welcome to this morning’s edition of the pvMB. Today we’ll be looking at Nexamp winning six community solar projects in Illinois, FTC Solar supplying 30 MW of trackers in Oregon, SFPUC’s clean power milestone and everything you need to take on today in the solar industry.
The solar efficiency revolution will be heterojunction
REC Group has announced the Q4’19 release of a 60-cell, 380 watt heterojunction silicon solar module. The panel is to be manufactured on a Meyer Burger production line developed with the REC Group, and clocks in with an estimated higher than 22.4% efficiency.
What does L.A.’s Green New Deal mean for solar and energy storage?
The wide-ranging plan riffs on the National Green New Deal with a West Coast take: ambitious plans to build local solar and energy storage, electrify buildings and transportation – and more.
Ball Corp. goes 100% renewable in the blink of an eye
Ball Corporation signed power contracts for 161 MW of wind and 227 MW of solar, which will effectively offset the company’s entire North American electricity demand by 2021.
The Solar Decathlon winner designs solar+lifestyle living space
Virginia students have won the 2019 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge with their treeHAUS highly sustainable solar+storage+trees+food waste+sound and so much more design, focused on expanding their local campus’ student housing resources.
Renewable energy will surpass coal in April & May
The volume of U.S. electricity generated by renewable energy is set to surpass that of coal for the first time in April and continue in May, according to U.S. Department of Energy data.
