Ryan Kennedy
Emissions-free battery recycling facility will use electricity rather than smelting
ACE Green Recycling has announced plans to build a new plant in Texas to recycle both lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries.
IKEA to offer SunPower residential solar, energy storage in US market
IKEA and SunPower have agreed to launched a new partnership in California in the fall.
UL releases modeling software for utility-scale energy storage
UL’s new HOMER Front software is designed for standalone use, or hybrid solar and wind-plus-storage applications, with the aim of maximizing revenue streams.
US utility targets 10 GW of solar by 2035
Tennessee-based utility VTA shared it has reduced emissions by 57% from 2005 levels in its fiscal 2021 sustainability report.
Maxeon unveils home energy management system
Maxeon Solar Technologies has released an integrated home energy management system to engage with solar PV, batteries, heating, cooling, and appliances.
Stackable home battery with 9.6 kWh to 38.4 kWh of capacity
Lithion’s Stack’d Series LFP batteries are modular and can be scaled in 4.8 kWh increments, from 9.6 kWh to 38.4 kWh.
Solar briefcase packs in 200 W for off-grid, mobile living
FlexSolar has developed a foldable, portable PV briefcase kit with a charge controller and connection cables.
California demand matches renewables generation for first time
PV and other renewables supplied 100% of California’s energy needs for about 15 minutes on April 30.
Elon Musk wins SolarCity lawsuit, avoids $2 billion judgment
Business magnate Elon Musk has avoided what would have been the largest judgment in US history on an individual executive.
Canadian university to be equipped with a stealthy solar façade/microgrid
Building-integrated photovoltaics provider Mitrex said its system will provide St. Mary’s University student residence with a power-producing microgrid.
