Tag: policy
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Biden Administration commits $45M to fund dual-use solar technology
As part the Biden Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $45 million in funding, including $18 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to support pilot manufacturing of solar components. Specifically, it will support the development of new U.S.-made dual-use solar technologies such as agrivoltaics, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), floating solar……
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Wärtsilä adds innovative fire alarm system to ESS, complies with NFPA 69
GridSolv Quantum, Wärtsilä‘s energy storage system (ESS), is now compliant with the NFPA 69 Standard. Key to this designation was testing a new fire alarm system that Wärtsilä says is the most advanced on the market. Thermal runaway is a top concern in the long-duration, stationary ESS space, but newer, more rigorous testing and safety……
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Fresno Housing, Sunrun to power 48 homes in disadvantaged community
Fresno Housing, in partnership with Sunrun, celebrated a new solar installation at Blossom Trail Commons, an affordable housing community in Sanger, Calif. The project, which is located in a CalEnviroScreen disadvantaged community, provides solar energy to 48 homes and saves each family an average of $70 per month on their electricity bills through the use of virtual……
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Enphase debuts U.S. inverter manufacturing with President Biden (watch the livestream here at 1 p.m. ET)
Domestic content is now a buzzword in solar, thanks to the U.S. manufacturing incentives and the 10% domestic content investment tax credit adder included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Much of the focus has been on solar module manufacturing, but solar inverter manufacturing in the United States has been practically nonexistent — until today….…
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‘Opportunity zones’ are just that for C&I solar installers
This piece comes via Aurora Solar. Federal opportunity zones, which offer tax benefits to qualifying businesses, are little known and not always well understood. But they can offer important advantages to solar companies, adding to solar tax benefits such as the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC). “Opportunity zones were created to promote economic development in……