$80 million in new funding is now available for schools that qualify as rural/high poverty entities to receive energy improvement grants form the DOE. They cover energy efficiency projects like building envelope improvements, HVAC system upgrades, renewables installs, and EVs. Project partners can be state or local government entities, utilities, and NGOs.

A new SEIA report finds that tech and retail giants and other American companies are installing record levels of solar – bringing the number to 14% of all installed solar capacity in America. Top five corporate solar users are Meta, Amazon, Apple, Walmart and Microsoft. US businesses installed nearly 19 GW of on-site and off-site solar capacity through June 2022.

Nico Johnson’s  replay of a live RE+ discussion digs into what the Inflation Reduction Act can do for community solar development. The host from Perch Energy talks with three solar leaders to get insights about the IRA and this rapidly growing solar model from accounting, banking and legal perspectives.

Q-cells and a European research consortium have partnered up to accelerate the manufacturing of silicon-perovskite tandem cells. These high-efficiency cells will be built via a pilot production line at the Qcell headquarters in Germany. The offering will have a bottom silicon cell based on Qcell’s Q.ANTUM tech.

SPW looks at the question of when to repower PV hardware for a system. It varies depending on project circumstances but, generally, two top reasons are falling hardware costs and rising demand for solar energy. The article recommends three main considerations when looking to upgrade tech: look at physical space and available surface area, carefully review what stays and what goes from the existing system, and use proven brand names, especially in the fourth quarter. Read more for a deeper dive.

Sasha Jokic of Cosmic Buildings, the next generation housing company, speaks with Kerim Baran of SolarAcademy about what makes Cosmic different vis-a-vis other modular home builders. Sasha shares the unique approach Cosmic is bringing to the design, construction, and financing processes of modular homes.  The video is below.

In this podcast/webinar episode Baywa r.e. product experts sit down with two reps from the Duracell Power Center to discuss the present and future of energy storage and take a close look at Duracell’s latest ESS offerings. They also touch on impressions from RE+ generally and specifically in relation to storage. The video is below.