Author: Sara Carbone
Deep dive interviews on addressing installer pain points
Xcel seeking to ease congestion in transmission
First Solar discloses use of forced labor overseas
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (8/18/23)
New perovskite-coated glass factory slated for CA
C&I design decisions that can impact project bankability
First Solar examines the idea of quantum-dot solar modules
IRA has resulted in $100 billion in private investment in renewables
SolarEdge rolls out new versions of Home Hub and Wave inverters
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (8/11/23)
Serious growth predicted in US community solar market
FERC interconnection rule may not speed process in much of US
Inverter training has become more complex
Empact unleashes first IRA management platform
Local zoning ordinances play important role in predicting solar output
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (8/4/23)
Solar subcomponent market picks up as manufacturers seek domestic materials
FERC approves impactful rule to address renewables backlog
How surveying tech is pushing solar deployment
White House seeks to speed up project permitting on federal land
Takeaways from DOC hearing before final AD/CVD decision on solar panels
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (7/28/23)
How to prevail in CA’s NEM 3.0 market
IronRidge’s new Halo Ultragrip
Top ways to shift the grid so it can embrace renewables growth
How to develop an effective content marketing strategy
176 solar policy actions taken in Q2 2023
New separator tech to prevent battery fires
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (7/21/23)
Serious potential in bifacial perovskite solar cells
Series on installing and managing SolarEdge products
Best practices for securing community solar project financing
Solar PPA pricing is finally cooling
Appealing to landowners of dead land for development
State climate policies assessed for 20 key states
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (7/14/23)
States with the most solar jobs
Metal roof solar mounts made simple
DOE has launched $200 million for grid improvements
Using PAN files effectively for project success
New study shows feasibility of grassland agrivoltaics
Enphase and Flex to begin US microinverter manufacturing
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (7/6/23)
Can old coal plants help fuel a renewables boom?
Effectively using the right attachment for an application
$7 billion competitive funding program for LMI solar development
All about Unirac’s Master Installer Program
10 best practices for building trust when developing solar projects
Last year clean energy jobs increased in every state
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (6/29/23)
Doing the math for energy storage and NEM 3.0 in CA
Effectively modeling systems with wild weather
$192+ million in funding to help streamline battery recycling processes
Panasonic improves their EverVolt home battery system
Industry’s first bifacial panel using advanced thin-film semiconductor
Five effective strategies for delivering NTP success
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (6/23/23)
Mixed reviews for new IRA provisions
The latest from battery company Franklin
First SolarGrade PV Health Report
Lumin’s Smart Panel
Agrivoltaics examined
BLM is streamlining renewable energy development on public lands
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (6/16/23)
Debt ceiling bill’s permitting deal hurt outlook for other reforms
What installers and customers are saying about resi solar in 2023
DOE pushes lithium battery recycling
Module buying primer
Considerations when choosing a solar tracker
LG has an installer program for Home 8 battery
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (6/9/23)
Overview of panel manufacturing abroad and in the US
SolarEdge releases solar-attached EV management solution for C&I
Batteries, virtual power plants and investment cash
Two new bills in the Senate for addressing grid issues
FERC may be ineffective in handling grid backlog
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (6/2/23)
NREL has some attractive number re global solar deployment
Another step in the effort to create a circular economy
Transmission study and streamlined permitting from the federal govt
Strategic partnership for easier access to monitoring and warrantees
Q1 2023: solar and wind produced more electricity than coal
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (5/26/23)
JP Morgan invests $200 million in carbone removal
Insights from NABCEP regarding building a resilient company
Field service management and O&M companies
Enel has chosen site for 3GW solar plant
Energy storage requirements to qualify for ITC domestic content adder
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (5/19/23)
K2 improves installing on tile roofs
Biden vetoes Congress’s attempt to repeal his tariff moratorium
The NABCEP conference recap
First Solar acquired perovskite tech company Evolar AB
Treasury has released guidance on solar domestic content related to the IRA
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (5/12/23)
The state of the US O&M industry now
How to sell battery storage more effectively
BayWa r.e. secures $115M in funding with Nomura
