Chevron’s tab venture capital arm created its third fund to invest in renewables tech: a $500 million commitment. This Future Energy Fund III will focus on innovations in industrial decarbonization, emerging mobility, energy decentralization and the growing circular carbon economy. This appears to be inside of oil company efforts to diversify their business in light of pressure to reduce their emissions.

Apparently, pre-fabricated and customized wire management systems can offer a competitive advantage around system design and execution. This article delves into how solar wiring that integrates easily in the field can simplify installation, enhance quality and longevity, and improve overall project efficiency.

This Ceres exec discusses the need for utilities to step up around the energy transition. He talks about how they should provide upfront support to LMI customers for resi electrification and decarbonization measures to prevent them from being stuck on fossil fuel systems.

The growing backlog of projects awaiting grid interconnection – up 30% last year – has become a major bottleneck for project development, a Berkeley Labs study said. Past experience demonstrates that most interconnection requests are ultimately canceled and withdrawn while projects that are built are taking longer on average to reach commercial operation.

This article covers developments in networking and the Internet of Things (IoT) and why networking within the plant has become important for large-scale solar. It also talked about some of the leading options available for networking in C&I solar as it relates to sourcing, security, range and interference, and performance around complex terrain.

CA Supreme Court has taken up a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group challenging the NEM 3.0 rooftop solar policy. The petitioners are asking the court to review whether the CPUC’s decision follows state laws requiring that net-metering policies help the rooftop solar market grow, especially in disadvantaged communities.

Greentech brings us the lowdown on FranklinWH. They discuss the company’s history as well as specs for their flagship offerings, aGate, an intelligent power management unit for home power control, and aPower, their battery. They also touch on their Generator Module. The video is below.