Sunrise brief: Accela teams with NREL to launch SolarAPP+ for agencies and governments
Also on the rise: Zero-emission vehicle builder Hyzon Motors plans a Saudi production plant, and a project to use retired EV batteries for solar energy storage advances in a nationwide competition.
Sunrise brief: Partners launch fund to invest in clean hydrogen projects
Also on the rise: J-Power Development plans to deploy solar+storage at a coal plant site, pv magazine launches a Hydrogen Hub site, KKR buys into Sempra Infra, and NREL ponders what it will take to boost PV module reuse and recycling.
Sunrise brief: LADWP can reach 100% renewable energy as early as 2035, NREL study says
Also on the rise: Watch a YouTube overview of the LA100 study, solar had a strong start to 2021, and energy storage could reach almost 60 GW by mid-century.
Sunrise brief: Apple added solar and wind capacity as part of its $4.7b Green Bond spend
Also on the rise: GE Renewables is supplying technology to a solar+storage facility, and NREL researchers are rethinking cell design to help integrate solar on building facades.
Sunrise brief: Online tools target permitting, inspection, interconnection processes
The NREL-developed online Solar TRACE and Solar APP platforms aim to help developers, installers, and homeowners understand their local and utility PII process and streamline the often expensive and frustrating experience.
NREL looks at barriers to lithium-ion battery recycling and sees opportunities
The analysts assessed the current state of reuse and recycling of large-format lithium-ion batteries used in EVs and battery energy storage and found there is plenty of room for improvement.
Sunrise brief: Good solar makes good neighbors, researchers say
Also on the rise: Wyoming considers a solar production tax, NREL updates a renewable energy data tool, and extensions may be sought to the FERC 2222 timeline.
Sunrise brief: Novel approach boosts organic solar cell efficiency
Also on the rise: Enevate and Highview Power fuel growth plans with additional investors, and a new venture targets Li-ion battery recycling for fleet vehicles.
Sunrise brief: AES inks financing for 400 MWh standalone battery energy storage
Also on the rise: seven teams advance in a DOE-sponsored Li-ion battery recycling competition, ForeFront Power commissions a school-focused solar project, and U Washington researchers say emission goals need to be 80% more ambitious to have a chance of meeting Paris climate goals.
Sunrise brief: SunPower maps 2021 expansion plans, jobs growth
Also on the rise: Pivot Energy completes community solar projects, Enphase deal opens a new market segment, IREC gains from a solar donation, and NREL storage study outlines a four-step adoption process with big implications for the grid.
