This is your SolarWakeup for April 1st, 2022
Don’t Fall For It. It comes at you every year and every year so many of you fall for it. It’s April 1st, and for the last 10 years, I’ve given you a fib, 9 years ago I told you that SolarWakeup was acquired by an IOU and two years ago I was appointed to the PSC. This is the 10th year of SolarWakeup and I am out of ideas of how to catch you off guard. It remains an incredible honor to bring you this newsletter every day.
Go From Sale to Install at Least 2 Weeks Faster With Better Designs. How much time, effort, and money go into selling a homeowner on a new solar system—only to have the contract fall apart due to a change order? What if your design at the initial sale could be just as accurate as your final design? EagleView is launching a groundbreaking solution that bridges the gap between sales-ready and install-ready designs, reducing the risk of change orders that diminish the customer experience and lead to canceled contracts. Sign up for our webinar on Thursday, April 7th at 2 p.m. ET. to get an early sneak peek.
News
1 Reuters:
EU will do 'whatever it takes' to bring solar energy manufacturing back to Europe
2 PV-Magazine:
Manchin and the BBB, Intel+Microsoft and ESG, and SEIA in NYC
3 RMI:
How Putin’s War Marks the End of the Fossil Fuel Era
4 Bloomberg:
SunPower in Talks With First Solar on Panel Just for Home Rooftop
5 Axios:
Climate groups push together for greener bitcoin
6 Energy Storage News:
Hawaiian Electric launches Battery Bonus scheme’s 10-year programme
7 PV-Tech:
First Solar locks in local steel supply for Ohio module facility
Opinions:
8 Canary Media:
Can 24/7 carbon-free energy become a global standard?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 31st, 2022
Go From Sale to Install at Least 2 Weeks Faster With Better Designs. How much time, effort, and money go into selling a homeowner on a new solar system—only to have the contract fall apart due to a change order? What if your design at the initial sale could be just as accurate as your final design? EagleView is launching a groundbreaking solution that bridges the gap between sales-ready and install-ready designs, reducing the risk of change orders that diminish the customer experience and lead to canceled contracts. Sign up for our webinar on Thursday, April 7th at 2 p.m. ET. to get an early sneak peek.
News
1 Bloomberg:
Australian Firms Plan $38 Billion U.K. Infrastructure Spend
2 New York Times:
OPEC and Russia are set to meet as the war continues to roil the oil market.
3 Axios:
The public pulse on energy
4 Politico:
Biden planning to tap oil reserve to control gas prices
5 Reuters:
Europe told to turn down the heating in Russia gas standoff
6 PV-Tech:
Pressure mounts on US policymakers to pass PV manufacturing tax breaks as funding for DOE-led ‘Accelerator’ is proposed
7 Energy Storage News:
Zero carbon lithium extraction project in Portugal joined by ABB
8 PV-Magazine:
Solar advocates reaffirm their approval of Duke Energy’s proposed net metering successor in North Carolina
9 Solar Builders:
Utility-scale batteries? VPP programs? Both? How states are valuing energy storage
Opinions:
10 WV Gazette:
Utility-scale batteries? VPP programs? Both? How states are valuing energy storage
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 30th, 2022
Go From Sale to Install at Least 2 Weeks Faster With Better Designs. How much time, effort, and money go into selling a homeowner on a new solar system—only to have the contract fall apart due to a change order? What if your design at the initial sale could be just as accurate as your final design? Eagle View is launching a groundbreaking solution that bridges the gap between sales-ready and install-ready designs, reducing the risk of change orders that diminish the customer experience and lead to canceled contracts. Sign up for our webinar on Thursday, April 7th at 2 p.m. ET. to get an early sneak peek: https://hubs.li/Q016yvmV0
News
1 Bloomberg:
Solar’s First Trillion Watts Arrives During a Wartime Energy Transition
2 PV-Magazine:
Anticircumvention investigation - An industry reacts
3 Reuters:
Global wind and solar growth on track to meet climate targets
4 Axios:
Climate and energy takeaways from Biden's budget pitch
5 PV-Tech:
Altus Power to supply clean energy solutions to US real estate giant
6 Solar Power World:
DESRI brings almost 200 MW of solar online in Michigan
7 Energy Storage News:
Alternative technologies ‘may struggle to compete with lithium-ion’ as duration grows
Opinions:
8 New York Times:
How to Defeat Putin and Save the Planet
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 29th, 2022
Go From Sale to Install at Least 2 Weeks Faster With Better Designs. How much time, effort, and money go into selling a homeowner on a new solar system—only to have the contract fall apart due to a change order? What if your design at the initial sale could be just as accurate as your final design? EagleView is launching a groundbreaking solution that bridges the gap between sales-ready and install-ready designs, reducing the risk of change orders that diminish the customer experience and lead to canceled contracts. Sign up for our webinar on Thursday, April 7th at 2 p.m. ET. to get an early sneak peek.
News
1 PV-Tech:
US DOC launches investigation into alleged solar AD/CVD circumvention following Auxin Solar petition
2 Axios:
Unpacking Biden's European energy plan
3 Bloomberg:
Solar Energy Boom Could Worsen Forced Labor in China, Group Says
4 Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine War Drives Up Cost of Wind, Solar Power
5 Utility Dive:
Hawaiian Electric to revisit Maui capacity planning amid supply chain concern
6 Reuters:
U.S., German officials to meet this week on LNG, hydrogen supplies
7 PV-Magazine:
Distributed solar installed in 2021 nearly matches capacity of all new gas plants
Opinions:
8 Renew Economy:
Switching to renewables is most effective way to prevent gas shortfalls, AEMO says
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 28th, 2022
Go From Sale to Install at Least 2 Weeks Faster With Better Designs. How much time, effort, and money go into selling a homeowner on a new solar system—only to have the contract fall apart due to a change order? What if your design at the initial sale could be just as accurate as your final design? EagleView is launching a groundbreaking solution that bridges the gap between sales-ready and install-ready designs, reducing the risk of change orders that diminish the customer experience and lead to canceled contracts. Sign up for our webinar on Thursday, April 7th at 2 p.m. ET. to get an early sneak peek: https://hubs.li/Q016yvmV0
News
1 Utility Dive:
Grid-scale storage installations tripled to a record 3 GW in 2021 - report
2 Reuters:
Italy's Terna to invest in power grid as Ukraine crisis drives renewables
3 Vox:
Europe can lead the way through an energy crisis without more fossil fuels
4 New York Times:
How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions
5 PV-Magazine:
Federal budget includes $500 million for promoting energy storage
6 Axios:
Study - Methane leaks from U.S. oil-and-gas region worse than estimates
7 PV-Tech:
Maxeon’s transformation ‘nearly in place’ as it upgrades production centres and lands SunPower contract
8 Energy Storage News:
Centrica’s 60MWh battery project near Scottish coast will help integrate offshore wind
Opinions:
9 Canary Media:
Amid backlash, USPS orders more EVs — but will still mostly run on gas
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 25th, 2022
Opinion
News
1 PV-Magazine:
LG Energy Solution invests $1.4 billion to build battery factory in Arizona
2 Utility Dive:
Illinois renewable energy plan details extensive equity measures for future solar, energy projects
3 Axios:
Banking heavyweight won't fund new oilfields
4 Solar Builder Magazine:
New York celebrates its top spot in U.S. community solar
5 PV-Tech:
Vikram Solar files for IPO to raise funds for 2GW cell and module manufacturing facility
6 Solar Power World:
New York takes first steps in preparing the electric grid for more renewables
7 Energy Storage News:
US installed 1.6GW/4.7GWh of energy storage in Q4 2021 but supply chain challenges are ongoing, says WoodMac
Opinions:
8 GreenBiz:
Renewable energy shouldn’t be blamed for spiking energy prices — it's the solution
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 24th, 2022
Opinion
News
1 New York Times:
Britain announces measures to help people cope with inflation, including cutting gas prices.
2 Axios:
Former top GM executive joins Exxon to lead climate unit
3 PV-Tech:
Aker Horizons sells remaining shares in REC Silicon to Hanwha Solutions in ‘major step’ for US solar manufacturing
4 UTility Dive:
FBI - US energy sector faces 'reconnaissance, scanning' by Russian hackers; 5 companies targeted
5 Canary Media:
Duke Energy’s solar plan questioned by North Carolina attorney general
6 PV-Magazine:
KORE Power Acquires Northern Reliability
Opinions:
7 Renew Economy:
Could a capacity market be key to bringing energy storage to market?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 23rd, 2022
Opinion
News
1 Axios:
Scoop - Jamie Dimon pushes Biden for domestic energy "Marshall Plan"
2 Utility Dive:
Coal plant owners seek to shut 3.2 GW in PJM in face of economic, regulatory and market pressures
3 Reuters:
Japan turns down the heat and dims the lights to avoid power cut after quake
4 Energy Storage News:
LFP to dominate 3TWh global lithium-ion battery market by 2030
5 Canary Media:
Span raises $90M to make smart panels the gateway to home electrification
6 PV-Magazine:
Texas has enough solar and wind planned to permanently shut down coal
Opinions:
7 New York Times:
Will War Make Europe’s Switch to Clean Energy Even Harder?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 22, 2022
Opinion
News
1 Axios:
SEC proposes first climate disclosure rules for public companies
2 New York Times:
U.N. Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ With Continued Use of Fossil Fuels
3 Utility Dive:
DOE turns to energy storage to build resilience, energy affordability in underserved communities
4 Energy Storage News:
Residential segment continues to drive German battery storage market, but grid-scale could see comeback
5 PV-Magazine:
SolarEdge $590 million capital raise “expands the war chest,” said ROTH
6 Canary Media:
We need to talk about how we talk about natural gas
Opinions:
7 Bloomberg:
Business Schools Teaching Sustainability Want to Go Green
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 21st, 2022
Opinion
News
1 Axios:
Why companies are rushing to set net zero targets
2 Reuters:
California grid operator approves reliability, renewables plan
3 Utility Dive:
Senate bill directs FERC to bolster interregional transmission planning, require GHG reporting
4 Bloomberg:
U.K. to Ramp Up Offshore Wind Targets in Energy Security Push
5 PV-Tech:
US residential solar prices increase as supply chain constraints bite
6 Canary Media:
US schools can subscribe to an electric school bus fleet at prices that beat diesel
7 PV-Magazine:
Federal legislation introduced to build renewable energy “superhighway”
Opinions:
8 New York Times:
There’s a Messaging Battle Right Now Over America’s Energy Future
Have a great day!
Yann
