Residential solar demand is ‘through the roof’
One question is whether or not manufacturers can keep up with demand, particularly inverters and semiconductors.
Energy jobs were lost in 2020, but they’re coming back
Roughly 840,000 jobs were lost across the energy sector in 2020, and solar was hit especially hard. A rebound is underway, according to a new report from the Energy Department.
Wildfires could lead to millions in solar losses, insurer warns
A GCube report says that the solar industry must institute widespread wildfire mitigation and monitoring practices, or else it stands to suffer major financial losses in the coming years.
Expanded line of commercial inverters launched by SolarEdge
Reaching up to 120kW, the three phase inverters have integrated monitoring and a modular design.
Hawaiian Electric battery cash incentive goes live
An upfront cash payment is available for residential and commercial customers on Oahu who attach a battery to their home and either use or discharge power during peak hours.
A breakthrough for p-type heterojunction cell performance?
Researchers developed a silicon heterojunction solar cell based on p-type gallium-doped wafers that they said has an efficiency of 22.6% and improved stability.
Sunrise brief: Longroad brings 200 MW of solar online for Microsoft
Also on the rise: A 500 MW pumped storage project gets seed money from California, supply chain issues are pushing up prices and delaying projects, and Pine Gate Renewables completes a 108 MW project in North Carolina.
Sun Streams 2 enters service with Microsoft as long-term offtaker
Sun Streams 2 is one of four Arizona projects that Longroad acquired from First Solar. The PV and storage portfolio totals roughly 900 MW with the potential for 1-2 GWh of battery storage.
Pumped storage project gets seed money… now the work begins
The proposed 500 MW long-duration energy storage project in San Diego County starts a multi-year process to win federal and state approval. It wouldn’t enter service before 2030.
Want a better battery? Hold your breath
Recent research reveals a previously underestimated role for oxygen in limiting the performance of lithium-ion batteries.
