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Applications & Installations
US tracker supplier Array Technologies to launch IPO Array Technologies is going public the old-fashioned way by eschewing the SPAC method favored by other renewable companies such as QuantumScape and ChargePoint.
Eric Wesoff
Oct 09, 2020
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Applications & Installations
US residential solar set for a record-breaking year — despite, and because of, 2020 With folks housebound by Covid-19 restrictions and more conscious of their home energy needs, April proved a banner month for companies generating digital leads through their own accelerated transition to a new way of working.
Eric Wesoff
Oct 07, 2020
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US steel mill to get powered by 300 MW of solar The iron and steel sector is the ‘world’s largest industrial source of climate pollution.’ This steel mill in Pueblo, Colorado, will be the first in North America to rely on solar power.
Eric Wesoff
Oct 05, 2020
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Markets & Policy
The weekend read: Outcompeting fossil fuels in the energy transition Energy markets are not exactly free markets, and the replacement of existing generation is not entirely tied to price. There are artificial regulatory constructs and financial structures built into energy markets which can favor certain parties (utilities) and fuels (legacy coal, gas, and nuclear).
Eric Wesoff
Oct 03, 2020
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Applications & Installations
US utility scale solar powers through 2020 Big solar projects in the U.S. are back in style and growing in number.
Eric Wesoff
Sep 29, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Array Technologies to raise $100 million in IPO Array Technologies, a profitable solar-tracker company, is going public the old-fashioned way.
Eric Wesoff
Sep 24, 2020
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Applications & Installations
US solar racking industry now innovating, consolidating With installers and developers trying to squeeze every kilowatt-hour out of every rooftop and every array, racking and trackers are the unsung heroes that secure and tilt panels, while maximizing output and protecting wiring and other gear.
Eric Wesoff, Tim Sylvia
Sep 22, 2020
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Applications & Installations
How does the US retire 236 GW of coal and 1,000 gas peaker plants? Victory in the economic realm (increasingly the case with solar, solar-plus-storage and wind) is no guarantee of market victory if the regulations are stacked against renewables.
Eric Wesoff, William Driscoll
Sep 21, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Tesla battery day bingo Tesla battery day is next week. Earlier this year, Elon Musk told analysts that what he had to say “will blow your mind. It blows my mind.” Here’s a list of battery hyperbole and terms you’re bound to hear at the event.
Eric Wesoff
Sep 17, 2020
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