Sunrise brief: Vote Solar’s Adam Browning talks with pv magazine about the industry he helped shape
Also on the rise: Opening salvos are fired as the battle over solar safeguards heats up, grid-forming inverters enter prime time with DOE funding, and, ICYMI, watch a video about a gravity-based renewable energy storage tower for grid-scale operations.
Opening salvos are fired as the battle over solar safeguards heats up
The governments of Mexico, Malaysia, and Turkey, along with the SEIA, NextEra Energy Resources, REC Americas, and others, are chiming in to have a say in the recently reignited debate.
Sunrise brief: FlexGen and Relectrify score big investment wins
Also on the rise: Terabase acquires a performance modeling software platform, Tigo launches a rapid shutdown device, and NV5 Global acquires Sage Renewable Energy.
Sunrise brief: Hanwha, LG Electronics, and Mission Solar join call for import tariff extension
Also on the rise: Former utility exec Mary Powell takes over as CEO of Sunrun, talks stall on an Illinois clean energy bill, and you’ve got $30 billion to spend: Nuclear or solar?
Three more companies ask the ITC to extend solar tariffs for four more years
The SEIA opposes extending the Trump-era tariffs, saying they hurt overall solar sector growth and are not an effective way to spur new manufacturing investment.
Sol Systems’ CEO lays out a path to grow both renewable energy use and U.S. manufacturing
In his annual letter, shared with pv magazine, Yuri Horwitz lays out a roadmap for U.S. companies to follow as an “historic expansion” of demand for solar and storage gets underway.
Morning Brief: Energy transition SPAC spreadsheet, Ørsted goes big on solar, Tesla’s lack of diversity
Also in the brief: Tesla’s first-ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact report shows the Elon Musk-helmed EV pioneer’s U.S. leadership is 83% male, and 59% white. Joe Biden weighs the 25% China import tariff, Some Cadillac dealers choose not to invest in an EV future.
Morning Brief: Joe Biden weighs the 25% China import tariff, plus the chart of the day
Also in the brief: Loanpal closes largest residential solar securitization to date, and a model for solar-plus-storage assets.
Trump pulls tariff exemption for bifacial panels — again
Proclamation issued Oct. 10 cites impact of imported bifacial panels on U.S. solar manufacturing, while also raising the scheduled fourth-year tariff rate from 15% to 18%.
Safe harboring in 2020’s rough waters: three crucial considerations
As it stands today, 2021 will likely be one of the strongest markets for solar equipment manufacturers selling into the U.S. market. A perfect storm of a recovering market post-pandemic, access to cheap capital, and the impending ITC drop-off will create strong, near-term market demand, as well as intense safe harboring activities.
