UK gov to bolster green sector manufacturing via £960 million package
The UK government unveiled a £4.5 billion funding package last week to be allocated to sectors including offshore wind, EVs and batteries.
Australian chargepoint operator JOLT offers 7kWh free power in UK launch
The Australian EV chargepoint operator, JOLT, yesterday (14 November) announced its UK launch, offering 7kWh of daily free charge.
Zapmap awards Fastned ‘Best EV Charging Network’ 2023
The chargepoint operator Fastned has been recognised as the ‘Best EV Charging Network’ for 2023 by chargepoint mapping service, Zapmap.
iSun boosted by C&I performance as revenue more than doubles in 2021
Solar EPC company iSun more than doubled its revenue year-on-year in 2021, driven in part by the execution of its commercial and industrial (C&I) PV project backlog.
CPUC adopts action plan to facilitate ‘forward-thinking’ distributed energy resources policy
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has adopted a new plan that will serve as a roadmap for shaping the future of distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar and energy storage, in California.
Solar buildout to increase five-fold by 2050 as renewables become the ‘new baseload’, says McKinsey
Global solar installations are expected to increase five-fold, making up nearly half of all power generation by 2050 as renewables become the “new baseload”.
Maxeon launches SunPower One home energy solution, ‘eager’ for new product partnerships
Maxeon Solar Technologies has released its SunPower One integrated home energy solution, designed to ‘proactively’ advise homeowners on ways to optimise their energy usage.
Svea Solar, Wallbox partner to add EV charging solutions to home solar offering
European home solar installer Svea Solar has partnered with EV charging manufacturer Wallbox to add the technology class to its home solar solution.
Enphase almost doubles revenue in Europe amid rising interest in home electrification
Microinverter supplier Enphase Energy almost doubled its Q2 2022 revenue year-on-year as homeowner demand for self-consumption increases on the back of rising energy prices.
The rise of solar-plus
The proliferation of solar requires PV projects to adapt to their grid surroundings, which increasingly entails connecting alongside adjacent technologies, be it energy storage, other renewables or green hydrogen. Amid the growing threat of curtailment, Jules Scully looks at the rise of the ‘solar-plus’ market and the financial models underpinning it.
