Tag: Featured
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Can U.S. energy storage bank on sustainability?
This article originally appeared in the Q4 issue of Solar Builder magazine. Two notable U.S. battery manufacturing announcements have been made since. The ABF gigafactory and the DOE’s loan to GM and LG. The U.S. battery energy storage industry is moving rapidly toward a comprehensive adoption of sustainability practices, inspired by the Biden administration’s new……
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How to stop solar plants from losing energy
A maturing solar PV industry will have to take the necessary measures to ensure maximally efficient plant operations. One of the most serious handicaps that’s quietly holding back the solar sector isn’t lack of innovation or inefficient technology. It’s the accumulated energy loss from certain key parts breaking down, especially early on in a solar……
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Charging into C&I: New tech and services ease the addition of EV charging with solar + storage
The growth of electric vehicles (EVs) on the market has been accompanied by a wave of incentives to build out the EV charging infrastructure it will need. While most individual EV owners charge at home, there’s an increasing need for commercial and industrial (C&I) sites to have EV charging, whether for their own fleets or……
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How the IRA will help install solar in low-income communities – and how it falls short
This was originally published in the Q4 issue of Solar Builder. Subscribe to the magazine (print, digital or both) right here. It’s free. From solar pros to CEOs, the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has been roundly applauded and rightly so. The IRA solidifies a cleaner energy future for the United States and……
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Power Forward! | Update on solar modules detained at the border, 2023 outlook for DG module supply
The solar industry had many big storylines in 2022, but nothing was perhaps more pressing than solar module supply. We have clarity on AD/CVD. Next up to figure out is the Uyghur Force Labor Protection Act (UFLPA). Reuters reported ~1,000 module shipments had been detained this year under the act, but some of the backlog……