The Biden Admin will work with EU leaders to help keep energy supplies aligned with demand. Energy prices are very high, demand for conventional and alternative energy solutions is rising and supply constraints continue. The US plans to work closely with energy consumers and energy producers alike.
SolarEdge and CED Greentech teamed up for a training video about latest sales tips and strategies for selling res solar. Its filtered through the SolarEdge Energy Hub platform and emphasizes higher power modules, battery storage, and add-ons like EV charging. They cover how to ID the prospect’s needs and effectively engage in one-on-one chats.
Global supply chains hold the key to helping corporations actually meet their emissions goals because they are what would allow the corporate world to track, report and reduce their indirect emissions. For most large companies 95% of their carbon footprint is in their value chain, and, as the buyers, corporations can be the ones to push suppliers to change.
Eos Energy Enterprises, maker of zinc-based battery storage tech (aqueous zinc hybrid cathode tech that plates and replates zinc as batteries charge and discharge), landed a $25 million equipment financing deal that will help it expand manufacturing capacity. The agreement was made with Trinity Capital, which specializes in debt and equip financing.
Predictions are that lithium-ion battery recycling is about to boom. Ford has partnered with Redwood Materials on lithium-ion battery recycling and second-life applications. Battery Resources raised $70 million to scale its closed loop material production tech and an MIT prof is calling for policies that incentivize or require recycling processes to make recycling match industry growth.
Local leaders should remember that there are local funding solutions to help make the clean energy transition. Three main strategies to access it: look for the existing fed funding; focus on equity and environmental justice in funding proposals and program design; and look beyond the usual DOE, DOT and EPA to health, emergency response, workforce dev, and econ dev agencies.
CED Greentech lays out what installers should know about EV charging. They look at the key role of demand response and load management tech such as layered load management strategies that are informed by EV charging use patterns. They also look at off-peak pricing, spare capacity storage, distributed intelligence, and automated load management.
Housing organizations represent an oppt for solar and storage. This article deep dives into the various types of organizations in this market, with an emphasis on equity, LMIs, affordable housing communities, community solar, and Habitat for Humanity.
Solar Basics is a video series from SPW that helps installers learn about the biz. Videos include tips on installing commercial rooftop inverters, solar shingles, roof and tiles, groundmount solutions, smart circuits, solar backsheets, cleaning arrays, and mounting a system to survive a hurricane.