This is your SolarWakeup for March 21st, 2023
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News
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
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 20th, 2023
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…
News
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
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 17th, 2023
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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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
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 16th, 2023
Some SVB Thoughts. For the past week, the ups and downs of the SVB coaster have been in the background of the headlines that stated the obvious, solar/storage/renewables is booming. Here’s what I would say, since this is not the platform to get into the theories on what caused SVB to fail, to those that haven’t yet experienced the ups and downs of the solar market. If you ever try to bring an investor through the door for your project, you’ll find that one firm trashes your ideas while another loves it and funds it. Keep calm, carry on, and find your aligned partner. Next week we’ll talk about the capital finding homes in storage, or those trying to turn storage models into solar models.
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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News
1 Reuters:
Texas solar boom turns to battery dash as grid pain looms
2 Bloomberg:
The Commodities Billionaire Betting on Power Lines for the Energy Transition
3 Automotive World:
Connected Energy’s second life storage systems complete one of the UK’s largest EV fleet charging
4 Utility Dive:
NERC issues alert, recommendations to solar resources following inverter-based grid disturbances
5 PV-Tech:
Leeward Renewable Energy secures US$180 million financing for solar project in Texas
6 Energy Storage News:
US installed almost as much battery storage in 2022 as previous two years combined
Opinions:
7 PV-Magazine:
Can the U.S. fill its domestic solar supply chain gaps?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 15th, 2023
LAST DAY March Madness Bracket. It’s time to get your bracket in for this year’s SolarWakeup March Madness tournament. 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)
News
1 New York Times:
Big Oil Gets Its Mojo Back
2 Reuters:
EU to revamp power market, aiming to blunt price spikes
3 PV-Magazine:
The world’s largest solar panel manufacturer is coming to Ohio
4 PV-Tech:
QCells appoints new CTO to oversee US tech development
5 The Hill:
Rosen urging Senate Democrats to oppose solar tariff resolution
6 Bloomberg:
Goldman Sees China Nearly Tripling Its Target for Wind and Solar
7 Energy Storage News:
Energy storage to ‘underpin EU’s secure and decarbonised energy system’ through new strategy
8 Canary Media:
Community solar industry says it can ride out Silicon Valley Bank failure
Opinions:
9 Utility Dive:
Confidential PJM meetings hinder state energy policy, oversight - West Virginia PSC, Maryland lawmaker
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 14th, 2023
March Madness Bracket. It’s time to get your bracket in for this year’s SolarWakeup March Madness tournament. 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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News
1 Bloomberg:
Red Tape Is Holding Up a Greener Future
2 Energy Storage News:
Energy storage given ‘strongest legislative treatment yet’ in leaked European Commission Electricity Market Design
3 Axios:
Congress braces for flare-up over Biden's solar panel move
4 Utility Dive:
ISO-NE - Annual capacity auction closes with sufficient power system resources for 2026-2027 capacity year
5 Reuters:
Biden administration approves massive Willow oil project in Alaska
6 PV-Magazine:
BREAKING - Silicon Valley Bank financed 62% of community solar
7 Canary Media:
Georgia’s big new nuclear reactors could be the last built in the US
Opinions:
8 GreenBiz:
The first rule of ESG
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 13th, 2023
March Madness Bracket. It’s time to get your bracket in for this year’s SolarWakeup March Madness tournament. 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.
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News
1 Bloomberg:
Texas Power Grid May Need ‘Breath of God’ to Keep Cool in Summer
2 Reuters:
Solar firms Sunnova and Sunrun shed light on exposure to Silicon Valley Bank
3 New York Times:
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Threatens Climate Start-Ups
4 PV-Magazine:
Inside transferability, or selling renewable energy tax credits
5 Axios:
Thousands without power as strong atmospheric river floods California
6 PV-Tech:
EU countries offer renewables sector higher funding to prevent relocation
7 Solar Power World:
SEIA publishes guidelines for building less import-reliant solar supply chain
Opinions:
8 Utility Dive:
Solar industry aims for 2023 rebound, but year ahead remains deeply uncertain
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 10th, 2023
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News
1 Axios:
Biden admin urges oil companies to speed up low-carbon efforts
2 PV-Tech:
IRA to grow US solar and storage manufacturing workforce to 115,000 by 2030 – SEIA
3 Utility Dive:
NREL to test real-time utility meter data as resilience solution amid rising renewable energy adoption
4 Solar Power World:
Tariffs, equipment detainments caused U.S. solar market to decrease 16% in 2022
5 Bloomberg:
Sunshine, Heat and Bitcoin Will Reshape Electricity in Texas
6 Energy Storage News:
Mercedes-Benz Energy CEO
7 Canary Media:
DOE launches $6B program to slash emissions from heavy industry
8 PV-Magazine:
Silfab Solar raises $125 million for U.S. cell and module manufacturing
Opinions:
9 Reuters:
Column - The ironic side effects of the rapid global energy transition
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 9th, 2023
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News
1 Reuters:
U.S. solar installations fell 16% in 2022, but market rebounding -report
2 Utility Dive:
New Jersey seeks up to 4 GW of offshore wind in latest solicitation
3 Bloomberg:
China Solar Firm Says US Should End Tariffs For Its Own Good
4 PV-Tech:
Origis Energy obtains US$750 million credit facility for US solar, storage pipeline
5 Energy Storage News:
Energy Vault posts US$146 million revenues in 2022, expects 2-3x that in 2023
6 Canary Media:
Google’s huge solar buys help fund efficiency fixes for low-income homes
7 PV-Magazine:
Bipartisan Michigan bill would unlock community solar market
Opinions:
8 New York Times:
Clean Energy Is Suddenly Less Polarizing Than You Think
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 8th, 2023
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News
1 Reuters:
CERAWEEK Biden climate law will stumble without permitting reform, industry warns
2 PV-Magazine:
Renewables merger and acquisition strategies are shifting
3 Bloomberg:
Battery Bonanza Is Being Sparked by Coal’s Exit in Australia
4 Energy Storage News:
Sweden battery storage market to grow 2-4x in 2023
5 Axios:
Kerry - China tensions hurting climate talks
6 Politico:
Anti-ESG comes for the insurance industry
7 Solar Builder:
VPP software provider Shifted Energy closes $4.3M funding round
8 PV-Tech:
Silicon wafer prices rise as supply tightens
Opinions:
9 Canary Media:
California’s plan to electrify trucking may be hard for small companies
Have a great day!
Yann
