Panasonic discusses what installers looking for an edge in a competitive market can do when seeking battery suppliers. They suggest 3 key factors to keep in mind: investing in the right kind of training to ensure customer satisfaction, prioritizing modular systems, and tapping trusted brands for customer confidence.

Last month Auxin sued Commerce and Customs and Border Protection for not collecting AD/CVD on Southeast Asian imports and requested that the U.S. Court of International Trade end the two-year pause to allow for retroactive duties. SPW looks at the multiple things that happened next like the government filing a motion to dismiss and 8 parties filing motions to intervene in support of Commerce and CBP.

WoodMack looks at upcoming trends for solar this year. These include a slowdown in growth in several key markets, impacts of the IRA policies, challenges around the manufacturing sector, and more. They allow you to download the entire report.

This Solar Builder article floats the idea that it is more reliable and cost-effective for developers to use strategic financing of solar leases to source development capital rather than the prevailing method of reinvesting proceeds from completed projects into new ones. The article details this kind of strategy.

Research group Mercom published its latest quarterly report on corporate funding and M&A activity for storage and grid. They used their Q4 2023 report to offer a roundup of activity over the whole of last year and found that manufacturers and materials dominated their list of VC-funded energy storage companies and that UK-headquartered Zenob Energy attracted the most VC funding of any company in the sector.

SPW covered overlooked tech so take note of from Intersolar. Instead of their usual coverage of the latest in solar tracking or panels, they focus on components and services that are just as important to a total array like DynoRaxx’s DynoBond, Gripple’s cable tie replacement, K2 Systems’ Cross Clamp, S-5!’s MLPE Mount and more.

Soligent visited the MK Battery/Deka booth at Intersolar 2024 where Soligent’s Energy Storage Manager and MK’s Global Director of Energy Storage discussed the company’s legacy products and dug into details about their Deka battery and how it can be a boon for expanding C&I development for businesses. The video is below.