FREYR Battery announced it will rebrand as T1 Energy. The former Norwegian company focused on lithium battery development is now an American solar panel manufacturer with battery aspirations. “The rebirth of our company as T1 Energy is about American energy, jobs, and advanced manufacturing. The U.S. needs domestic supply chains and manufacturing capacity to harness …
Although final determinations in the antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) investigation related to silicon solar cells and panels from Southeast Asia are not expected until later this spring, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce has tinkered with its suggested tariff amounts that were first unveiled in its preliminary decisions last year. Commerce was required by law to issue …
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Solar services company Sunnova Energy announced it would cut 300 jobs to reduce costs and streamline its operations. Credit: Sunnova The 300 layoffs are mostly in its commercial organization and represent 15% of the company’s total workforce. Sunnova will have $35 million in annual cash savings due to the job cuts. Sunnova said it is …
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Trinasolar announced that UL Solutions has granted Trina’s Vertex N 2,000-V solar panel UL 61730 certification. A comparison of wafer sizes used in large-format modules. Credit: Trinasolar UL 61730 is the updated version of UL 1703, the “Standard for Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification.” The Vertex N 2,000-V is the first 210R panel to receive …
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Invenergy announced that commercial operations has commenced at the 300-MW Delilah I Solar Energy Center in Lamar and Red River Counties, Texas. WEC Energy Group is the majority owner of Delilah I. The energy generated from Delilah I Solar will be purchased by Honda Motor Co. (200 MW) and Tesla (100 MW) through virtual power …
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On February 11, HSB 81, which would establish a new community solar program in Iowa, passed out of the House Commerce Committee unanimously (23-0) – a week after passing unanimously out of Subcommittee (3-0). The legislation sponsored by House Commerce Chair Shannon Lundgren will now go before the Iowa legislature’s full House. This legislation, which …
Missouri Rep. Ben Keathley, R-Chesterfield, and Sen. Curtis Trent, R-Springfield, have both announced the introduction of legislation establishing a three-year community solar pilot program in Missouri. HB 662 and its companion bill in the Senate, SB 386, will provide access to affordable energy throughout the state and serve as a launch pad for growing a strong community solar sector in …
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The Smartstack energy storage platform from Fluence Energy is now commercially available for grid-scale applications. Deliveries of the AC-based system are scheduled to begin in in Q4 2025. Smartstack’s patent-pending design strategically splits battery storage systems into units with easily transportable weight and dimensions, reducing shipping constraints and installation complexity. Onsite, the system maximizes project …
Grid-scale ESS Smartstack from Fluence maxes at 7.5 MWh energy density Read More »
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology pioneer NEXT Energy Technologies has upgraded its pilot manufacturing line in California to produce 40 x 60-in. laminated transparent power-generating windows using its unique NEXT OPV coating and manufacturing process. These 40 x 60 units are the largest transparent OPV windows produced anywhere in the world, the company said. This pilot …
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Battery safety and performance software provider ACCURE Battery Intelligence will deploy its AI predictive analytics platform to optimize four Texas energy storage projects. Together, they have a capacity of 730 MW and are part of a battery energy storage-focused investment strategy at UBS Asset Management. In 2022, UBS Asset Management acquired four Electric Reliability Council …
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