GAF Energy will begin offering its new integrated solar roof systems through conventional roofing contractors this year. It may not look like a Tesla SolarRoof, but it will be less expensive and it’s available now in 9 states.
S2A Modular in California is constructing a factory to manufacture net zero modular homes that feature Tesla Powerwall and SolarRoof technology. They will cost about 20% less than a conventional home.
Grassroots environmental organization Sierra Club has partnered with one of America’s leading solar manufacturers SunPower on a new incentive and rebate program open to the organisation’s more than 3.5 million members and supporters.
Sunnova, one of the United States’ leading residential solar-plus-storage vendors, announced last week that it was adding solar modules manufactured by Panasonic Eco Solutions of North America to its list of approved vendors, opening the door for more choices and access for American consumers wishing to go solar.
Vivint Solar, one of the United States’ leading residential solar providers, struggled to the end of 2018 according to its recently-released Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 financial results, published last week, with a lackluster fourth quarter which missed numerous financial metrics.
Hot on the heels of the news of Shell New Energy acquiring sonnen, the company is restructuring its North American leadership team. Blake Richetta has been named CEO of the new sonnen Inc, which will focus on expanding the company’s presence in North American markets. A team of industry-hardened leaders has been formed into a US Board of Directors to support the renewed push into new and existing markets for sonnen’s products.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted out that the company would spill the beans on a big announcement at 2pm on Thursday, February 28th.
Maryland is proving to be one of the states in the union that is most advanced in its efforts to move utility treatment of solar energy, EVs, and other distributed energy resources toward a “customer-centric” universe. Maryland Public Service Commission hearings on energy storage, one element of a six-pronged review of DER, are scheduled to begin March 13.
My kids play with LEGOs and work together to assemble puzzles, which is pretty normal stuff, but as far back as he can remember, clean energy enthusiast Ben Hill grew up playing with solar cells. His father was one of the founding fathers of today’s photovoltaic industry, Robert Hill, so that shouldn’t be surprising, but those early years set the trajectory for the rest of his life.
New England is joining the frontrunners in the renewable energy movement, with a little help from the results of November’s elections. With shared power sources and relationships that depend on interconnected infrastructures, the 6 New England states are poised to surge ahead to reduce carbon emissions.
