The history of a homegrown solar giant Founded by Richard Swanson in Silicon Valley in 1985, SunPower first distinguished itself with world-record solar cell performance — a technical edge that Maxeon maintains today. When the firm faced financial problems in 2001, Rodgers, a Silicon Valley semiconductor legend and former classmate of Swanson’s, rescued the company with a check for $750,000. … Continue reading “SunPower, a solar icon once valued in the billions, files for bankruptcy”
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Given that deficit, and the grid’s persistent shortcomings, Puerto Rico’s lawmakers passed Act 10 in January, which amends an existing net-metering law to cement the policy in place for the next seven years. Before Governor Pierluisi signed the law, the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau had been scheduled to reevaluate the program — a move that solar proponents worried … Continue reading “Puerto Rico extended a key rooftop solar policy. Then came the lawsuit.”
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Richards agreed that using this transferability mechanism isn’t as simple as it might sound, particularly for smaller-scale solar projects like those Evergrow has transacted for Black Bear Energy. “The concept of selling credits should be easy — you just sell them,” he said. “But people are finding it much harder to do that.” Making tax-credit transferability … Continue reading “The climate law is helping bring solar to more apartment buildings”
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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Elon claims FSD (Full Self Driving) 12.5 can go a full year without interventions, the Cybetruck’s range extender is a bit of a letdown, Cummins builds a massive new dyno, and they’re recycling solar panels in Texas. It’s a tale of two Teslas as the company takes two steps … Continue reading “FSD 12.5, Cybertruck range extender, Cummins on H, and recycled solar”
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Lee Barken, chief community officer at CollectiveSun, a solar financing company that’s done about 200 solar projects for nonprofits in 25 states, agreed that direct pay is opening new opportunities. “We’re seeing parts of the country that previously were not cash-flow positive before that are now lighting up,” he said. Using direct-pay tax credits isn’t necessarily simple, … Continue reading “Churches are going solar and saving big thanks to the climate law”
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Photo: Cypress Creek Renewables Global electricity demand is rising at its fastest rate in two decades, but solar is on course to meet half of demand growth, says the IEA. Global electricity demand is forecast to grow by around 4% in 2024, up from 2.5% in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) newly released … Continue reading “Solar to meet half of global electricity demand growth in 2024 and 2025”
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Quick Charge is back to report on this week’s biggest EV stories – but I didn’t expect to read that Elon Musk was committing $45 million per month to get convicted felon, adulterer, and all-around terrible person Donald Trump re-elected! Meanwhile: Tesla’s 4680 batteries don’t work, the Cybertruck gets a fancy blanket to make sure bike … Continue reading “Elon’s MAGA millions, Cybertruck gets a fancy blanket, and a new $30K VW EV”
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Photo: First Solar The US’s largest solar panel maker, First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), says it’s building the largest thin film R&D center in the Western Hemisphere. First Solar will site its new R&D center, the Jim Nolan Center for Solar Innovation, in Lake Township, Ohio. The 1.3 million-square-foot facility will include a pilot manufacturing line … Continue reading “First Solar to build the Western Hemisphere’s largest solar R&D center”
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“If you’re doing home improvement contracts, by law you have to warranty your work for 10 years,” she said. That shift would not only undermine solar contractors’ ability to install new projects, but potentially threaten their ability to service or maintain already installed projects, since that follow-up work would void the existing warranty, she said. Doherty disputed … Continue reading “A new front in California’s solar wars: Who’s allowed to install batteries?”
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Photo by Kelly on Pexels.com Just days after a massive election win, UK’s new Labour government has hit the ground running and is already making progress on increasing solar power deployment. The UK just held an election on July 4th, in which the country declared its independence from the Tories (heh) and handed Labour a … Continue reading “New UK gov’t approves 3 huge solar farms & wants to expand rooftop installs”