Author: Sara Carbone
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
NREL: the world can manufacture enough solar to reach decarb goals
Senate joins the House in repealing Biden’s tariff moratorium
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (5/4/23)
Profile of a key company in single-axis tracker systems
How to pursue project financing in the face of bank failures
The impact of the IRA on clean energy in 5 states
Bill intended to cut IRA tax incentives passes the House
Worrying audit of racking product safety
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (4/28/23)
Creation of a new venture capital org to support climate startups
Crowdfunding for clean energy projects
ICF demonstrates that IRA costs savings are squandered due to transmission woes
Biden creates Office of Environmental Justice
Warehouses offer huge potential for development
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (4/21/23)
Solar companies appeal to Congress to keep 2 year tariff moratorium in place
Dual use solar beyond agrivoltaics
Community solar’s role in the equity gap around going green
EagleView has a new offering
Generac has a commercial-scale lithium energy storage system
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (4/14/23)
2023 Ground-Mount BOS Buyer’s Guide
A triple junction perovskite solar cell has achieved 24.3% efficiency
Cable sizing insights
Panel reviews for Tesla and CertainTeed
DOE is boosting education in solar manufacturing and other green tech
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (4/7/23)
A partnership for better safety harnesses
Another panel manufacturer is coming to America
The current state of Biden’s Justice40 Initiative
Utilities are worried about new DOE transformer requirements
The downlow on UL 3741 and UL 1741
