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News
1 Axios:
Biden to establish new national monuments in Nevada and Texas
2 PV-Magazine:
Transferability, or selling tax credits, top of mind at SEIA Finance
3 PV-Tech:
Brookfield Renewable has full control of X-Elio after acquisition from partner
4 Energy Storage News:
Europe deployed 1.9GW of battery storage in 2022, 3.7GW expected in 2023 – LCP Delta
5 Bloomberg:
Biden’s Made-in-USA Mandate for Tax Credit Sparks Solar Dispute
6 Canary Media:
Sunnova seeks $3.3B DOE loan guarantee to expand virtual power plants
7 Reuters:
Italy's Edison to invest 5 bln euros to boost renewable growth
Opinions:
8 Utility Dive:
Democrats press Interior secretary to direct more money to BOEM to reach US offshore wind goals
Have a great day!
Yann
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1 Time:
In Puerto Rico, a Small Town Takes Climate Action Into Its Own Hands
2 Axios:
UN report - Window for limiting global warming is closing
3 Energy Storage News:
DOE Loan Programs Office chief Jigar Shah on US’ ‘more aggressive’ climate change stance
4 PV-Magazine:
U.S. on track to make it only halfway towards 2030 Paris Agreement targets
5 Utility Dive:
ISO-NE overvalues fossil fuel plants, reducing grid reliability, Sierra Club says, citing Synapse report
6 Reuters:
EU proposes extending energy crisis measure to curb gas demand
7 PV-Tech:
Dialogues with global PV buyers
8 Canary Media:
Here’s video proof that solar panels can be recycled
Opinions:
9 Bloomberg:
California's Terrible Deluge Hides a Silver Lining
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Yann
Recycling Means Repowering. For the past decade, recycling processes and startups looked to create traction in a limited market and this post isn’t about recycling it’s about what is causing solar panels to need it. Some 15 years ago, I bid on a project in Central Florida, a PPA with a municipal utility that ended up going to SunEdison for ~14cents per kWh. That project and many like them were built with ~220watt modules and are now on path to be repowered with new modules. More importantly, the entire installed solar base is an opportunity to increase the value to the grid, including adding storage in addition to the repowering. Stay tuned to this market…
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1 Utility Dive:
FERC works ‘feverishly’ on transmission reform, with near-term focus on interconnection rule
2 PV-Magazine:
Potential savings from new electric transmission reached decade peak in 2022
3 PV-Tech:
MGE and WEC Energy Group’s subsidiaries purchase 465MW solar and battery storage centre in Wisconsin
4 Grist:
As millions of solar panels age out, recyclers hope to cash in
5 Washington Post:
Inside the impending fight over solar tariffs on Capitol Hill
6 Solar Power World:
New California bill aims for more solar over parking lots and along highways
7 Energy Storage News:
EU greenlights BCI’s investment in new BESS platform Eku Energy
Opinions:
8 Bloomberg:
Europe’s Green Protectionism Will Worsen its Energy Security
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Yann
For Real This Time. LAST DAY March Madness Bracket. Games kick off today at noon. There is no cost to enter and you can know as much about NCAA as me to make your picks, i.e. no knowledge required. Login to your ESPN account or click here and find the SolarWakeup group. The winner gets to write this column about the topic of your choice. Feel free to forward this to your colleagues and friends in the industry as well. (If you want proper shout outs while leading, make sure to pick a name that identifies you)
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Opinion
News
1 Bloomberg:
Big Solar Boom Is Coming for State That Doesn’t Have Much of It
2 NPR:
Activists spread misleading information to fight solar
3 Utility Dive:
Renewables industry could address commodities squeeze with vertical integration - McKinsey
4 Reuters:
Factbox - What's in the EU's green industrial plan?
5 PV-Tech:
Solar module recycling firm Solarcycle bags US$30 million to expand capacity
6 Axios:
BlackRock CEO "walks tightrope" on climate risk investing
7 Canary Media:
California incubator aims to raise $30M to back climate startups
8 PV-Magazine:
Californians continue to actively oppose NEM 3.0
Opinions:
9 Energy Storage News:
Two-thirds of European gigafactory projects at risk of delay or cancellation – study
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Yann
