• Washington Post: Throwing Shade Is Solar Energy’s New Superpower
• Wall Street Journal: ConEd Agrees to Sell Clean Energy Business for $6.8 Billion to RWE
• Utility Dive: ‘It’s a good time to be a banker’ – RE+ panel reports massive growth in corporate investment in renewables
• Axios: Governor – North Carolina has “front-row seat” to impact of climate change
• PV-Tech: New wafer production method could double throughput to up to 20,000 per hour, rendering European manufacturing more competitive
• Energy Storage News: US$100 million financing raised by mobile battery storage manufacturer Moxion
• CNN: This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage

Opinion

• PV-Magazine: How long do residential energy storage batteries last?

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• PV-Magazine: Standard Solar and Scout Clean Energy acquired by Brookfield Renewable
• Reuters: Canada’s Enbridge buys U.S. green power firm Tri Global
• Solar Builder: CATL supplying FlexGen with 10 GWh of long-duration energy storage equipment
• Bloomberg: Bitcoin Could Be as Bad for the Planet as Beef
• Axios: Hurricane Ian’s climate warning
• PV-Tech: US DOE’s SETO opens up on IRA impact, its five-year plan and barriers to the US’ energy transition
• Energy Storage News: Electric school buses to provide grid reliability services in PJM market in V2G scheme

Opinion

• Utility Dive: The California energy problem is structural, not political

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• Axios: Power outages from Hurricane Ian in Florida climb past 2 million
• Reuters: U.S. clean energy backers – permitting bill imperative in climate fight
• PV-Magazine: California law to require automated, instant rooftop solar permits
• Bloomberg: Solar Panels Piling Up in Warehouses in Energy-Starved Europe
• Vox: The Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, explained
• PV-Tech: Shell acquires African C&I solar provider Daystar Power
• Energy Storage News: Largest battery energy storage project in Sweden planned for H1 2024
• Canary Media: Manhattan’s largest rooftop solar array is about to come online

Opinion

• Utility Dive: How will residential solar + storage fare in a blackout? Berkeley Lab looks to historical data for insight.

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• Bloomberg: This Climate Tech Boom Is Recession-Proof
• Axios: Nord Stream pipeline leaks spark sabotage fears
• Reuters: U.S. Senate votes to move forward with stopgap funding bill, after energy proposal dropped
• Grist: Puerto Ricans were already angry about the power grid. Then came Hurricane Fiona.
• Energy Storage News: UL1973 safety certification opens doors, speeds up project development, flow battery maker Invinity says
• Canary Media: Hertz wants to turn its airport rental-car lots into EV-charging hubs

Opinion

• PV-Magazine: California renters will now have access to community solar

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