Natron Energy announces $1.4 billion sodium ion battery factory in North Carolina
The company will open a 24 GW annual production facility, creating over 1,000 jobs.
PV systems can now support grid as fossil fuels decline
A new report by the International Energy Agency’s Photovoltaics Power Systems Programme (IEA-PVPS) says that existing PV systems have the technical capabilities to provide various frequency-related grid services.
Pivot Energy partners with Microsoft to develop up to 500 MW of community solar
The portfolio is planned to be developed in locations across the United States from 2025 through 2029.
ChargePoint introduces Omni Port universal EV charger
The connector is compatible with all major electric vehicle brands, including Tesla and non-Tesla vehicles.
World’s highways could host 52.3 billion solar panels, say researchers
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Chinese Academy of Geosciences, and Columbia University have concluded that solar-covered highways could meet more than 60% of the world’s annual energy needs.
Agrivoltaics for corn
Researchers have created a novel model that can help developers asses corn growth in agrivoltaic facilities. They also proposed to use spatiotemporal shadow distribution (SSD) to optimize crop yield and power production.
Wood Mackenzie: U.S. community solar to double in five years
Cumulative community solar installations are forecast to increase from less than 7 GW installed today to over 14 GW by 2029.
Tesla usurps Sungrow as lead BESS producer globally in 2023
Sungrow has lost its crown as the “lead producer” in the battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator market to Tesla, according to the Wood Mackenzie report ‘Global battery energy storage system integrator ranking 2024’. Tesla claimed a 15% global market share in 2023.
U.S. DOE announces $1.45 billion loan for Qcells solar panel factory
The Department of Energy announced a conditional commitment to loan Qcells for its Georgia factory producing solar ingots, wafers, cells, and panels.
