The US electric vehicle startup Rivian is targeting 400,000 EVs per year at its new Project Horizon factory, taking shape in Georgia with a $6.57 billion assist from the Bush-era Loan Programs Office in the US Department of Energy.
A new solar cell factory in Colorado is more evidence that the Bidenomics chickens are coming home to roost.
The Intertubes are practically on fire with news that the Biden administration is putting up $3 billion in funding for a new offshore wind initiative that will plant 30 gigawatts’ worth of new wind turbines along the US coastline by 2030. In a karmic twist, those dollars will come through … [continued]
The US Energy Department has issued a utility scale solar report that give it the last laugh on critics of its loans to Solyndra and other solar companies.
The US Energy Department takes a victory lap for launching the utility scale solar market from zero to strong growth in just a few years.
Originally published on Solar Love. First Solar is expecting to be fully operational next year and has a nameplate capacity of 2.7 GW, so it might produce 2 GW or more. In fact, the company has 2 GW of contracted projects for the upcoming year, plus a number of others that also are … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. The Department of Energy (DOE) published a special report in late August of 2015 about a 4-year investigation into Solyndra’s application process that led to the thin-film solar company’s securing of a huge DOE loan. The report is here, if you prefer to go directly to it. … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following on SolarCity’s recent move snapping up the former headquarters of the defunct solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, Tesla Motors has followed suit and signed an agreement to lease a 500,000 square feet facility that was formerly used by Solyndra. The new facility is — as … [continued]
A partnership between the state of Hawaii and several corporate entities will invest up to $100 million in new solar photovoltaic systems for the islands.
SolarCity is now leasing a 200,000-square-foot facility in Fremont, California, formerly used by the doomed and media-loved solar energy company Solyndra. While the news of the leasing appears to have mostly slipped under the radar, it is quite noteworthy — and certainly seems to say something about the growing strength … [continued]
