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Technology & Products
Equipment auction sounds final note for Hanergy-owned Alta Devices If you’re interested in some lightly used MOCVD and PVD thin-film solar cell production equipment, have we got a deal for you.
Eric Wesoff
Nov 12, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Biden’s upcoming energy secretary decision stirs speculation “We need a ‘deployment’ energy secretary,” Generate Capital President Jigar Shah said several years ago. “One who understands how entrepreneurs move from research to revenue. One who understands the difference between venture capital and project finance.”
Eric Wesoff
Nov 10, 2020
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Technology & Products
Gigawatt-scale tandem PV cell output by 2022? Frank van Mierlo, the CEO of 1366 Technologies, is a betting man. And he’s betting your humble narrator that high-efficiency tandem solar cells are the near-term commercial future of solar.
Eric Wesoff
Nov 06, 2020
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Drama and intrigue in California’s long-duration storage bill What appears to be an innocuous and neutral bill to promote gigawatts of long-duration energy storage in California is actually alleged to be a Trojan horse for Florida utility NextEra’s pumped hydro plans. And while that long-duration energy storage drama plays out, load-serving entities are not waiting for state regulators – they are starting to procure eight-hour storage on their own.
Eric Wesoff
Nov 02, 2020
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Markets & Policy
SunPower raises guidance after solid Q3 driven by energy storage It took a pandemic, but the U.S. residential solar and storage industry has finally figured out how to lower customer acquisition costs.
Eric Wesoff
Oct 30, 2020
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Technology & Products
US startup wins $7.6 million in funding for ribbon silicon furnaces Leading Edge Equipment Technologies falls in the kerfless solar wafer or direct solar wafer category. Its “drop-in” manufacturing tech cuts wafer costs by 50%, drives up commercial PV power by 7%, and reduces manufacturing emissions by 50%. It’s the emissions piece that may be winning over investors.
Eric Wesoff
Oct 29, 2020
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Technology & Products
Tesla’s Musk: ‘Energy business will ultimately be as large as our vehicle business’ Tesla’s solar and battery businesses show signs of life in another profitable quarter for the EV manufacturer.
Eric Wesoff
Oct 22, 2020
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Markets & Policy
US solar racking companies are getting acquired in a consolidating market: Who’s next? The U.S. solar racking market has quiet revenues of billions of dollars and continues to consolidate — driven by equity firms such as Esdec and Tenex. The market segment has become a small hotbed of M&A. Who’s next?
Eric Wesoff
Oct 19, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Wärtsilä’s 9 MW battery storage system reduces demand peaks An independent power producer, AEP OnSite Partners, will be the first to deploy Wärtsilä’s new storage product.
Eric Wesoff
Oct 15, 2020