In this SPW podcast, the Director of Product and Engineering at inverter manufacturer Sungrow shares some details on the operations, hardware compatibility, and environmental readiness of their SG350 line of string inverters. He talks about what differentiates them, how they perform in different environments, and more.

CA signed into law legislation that requires battery storage facilities to put in place emergency response and emergency plans plus existing requirements for their O&M to meet standards set by the CPUC. This has been passed in response to the state’s rapid deployment of BESS assets.

Data looking at home and vehicle energy efficiency shows that Utah is the most energy-efficient state and South Carolina is the least. The other most-efficient states are Massachusetts, Vermont, New York and Rhode Island. After South Carolina, the least energy-efficient states are West Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas.

A new report from MIT and Rhodium Group found that investment in clean energy, clean transportation, building electrification, and carbon management grew 37% year-over-year and reached $213 billion, including $39 billion of investment in clean energy manufacturing. In 2021/2022 investments totaled $155 billion.

This recent magazine issue from developer Standard Solar highlights two growing phenomena in the industry: agrivoltaics and solar grazing. The issue discusses opportunities and barriers as well as benefits and best practices for landowners and developers. It also includes stats and case studies of solar graziers and solar farms that employ agrivoltaics.

Solar developers, conservation groups, and other industry leaders have announced an initiative to advance C&I and utility-scale solar deployment while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. This Solar Uncommon Dialogue agreement focuses on the idea that large solar project dev must be transparent and equitable, something that will require many trade-offs.

Soligent’s recent webinar features Solar Ken from NuEra. Solar Ken looks at the solar industry from 1986 forward. He highlights the future of commercial solar and energy storage and tackles the dynamics between business owners and utilities, inflation, and incentives. The discussion includes analysis related to regulatory hurdles and financial opportunities as well as the possibilities of VPPs.