Quino Energy is developing water-based organic flow batteries and has achieved manufacturing readiness level (MRL) 7 for its battery active material pilot production line. This means the line is ready for low-rate initial production of the company’s proprietary quinone battery active material, a key component of commercial and grid-scale flow batteries.

Australian scientists led an international team to achieve a breakthrough re efficiency records for fully roll-to-roll printed solar cells. These are printed onto thin flexible plastic films and incorporate perovskite. They are also portable. The scientists say the tech is on the cusp of leaving the lab to integrate with the global manufacturing supply.

This article traces the ups and downs of energy storage pricing – and their role in the proliferation of BESS. It looks at primary price drivers, where there have been supply surpluses and contractions, the role of tech developments and the IRA, and more.

This article explores how community solar pushes low-income communities’ participation in solar. It looks at policies – useful and less useful – programming, best practices for installers and developers, and more.

This Solar Builder article dives into the ins and outs of under-module wire management. It looks at design stage principles – the critical phase for the author as he feels it determines more than 70% of the inherent product cost. It also looks at how to design properly (and score) for the actual installation.

This month SPW has a series called Installation Tips in which they highlight topics like utility-scale best practices, drone usage, specialty impact tools, rooftop wire management, gloves and glasses, safety gear and more.

Jada Alcindor from NABCEP and John Novak from Scanifly discuss why getting an NABCEP certification can give installers an edge, particularly around system design. They touch on the benefits of certifying installers, discuss some industry-leading tech, and discuss how to get free continuing NABCEP education credits.  The video is below.