Staff

Lithium-ion battery recycling firm Li-Cycle has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the United States and creditor protection within Canada. The Canada-based company operated recycling plants in Arizona, Alabama and New York. Li-Cycle largely focused on EV battery recycling but was beginning to accommodate stand-alone energy storage systems. According to its website, its processing facility… …

Lithium battery recycler with plants in Arizona and Alabama files for bankruptcy Read More »

Fluence Energy has started production at a new manufacturing facility in Goodyear, Arizona, that will produce enclosures made with U.S. steel and battery management system (BMS) hardware for Fluence’s grid-scale energy storage systems. The company is ramping up the use of domestic manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Texas, Tennessee and Utah that supply cells, modules, enclosures,… …

Fluence opens BESS enclosure and BMS manufacturing plant in Arizona Read More »

JinkoSolar’s proprietary takeback-and-recycling program for end-of-life solar panels, EAGLE Preserve, has become the first stewardship program to receive approval from the Washington State Dept. of Ecology. The Pacific Northwest state created the Photovoltaic Module Stewardship and Takeback Program in 2017, and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a law earlier this month that requires panel manufacturers… …

JinkoSolar establishes first state-approved solar panel recycling takeback program in Washington Read More »

SMA America announced it will begin assembling its Medium Voltage Power Station (MVPS) solutions in the United States in 2026, in an effort to strengthen the company’s logistical network and enhance service to utility-scale solar customers across the country. The inverter will still be manufactured in Germany and then shipped to the U.S., where it… …

SMA to begin assembling medium-voltage power stations in the U.S. in 2026 Read More »

Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a utility-scale cable management systems manufacturer, debuted its new solution Strata, which is made to work with contemporary battery energy storage systems (BESS), delivering a pathway for managing power and control cables. AWM’s Strata works with Fluence Gridstack Pro, Tesla Megapack, Sungrow PowerTitan 2.0, Powin Pod, EPC Power M System, Nidec… …

Affordable Wire Management unveils cabling solution for utility-scale energy storage projects Read More »

Third-party ownership (TPO) of non-residential projects in the United States increased to 72% market share in 2024, up from 69% in 2023, according to the latest “U.S. Commercial Solar Competitive Landscape” report from Wood Mackenzie. The report projects the TPO segment will continue to lead commercial and community solar financing, reaching 74% market share by… …

More commercial and community solar projects financed through TPO in 2024 Read More »