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Environmental Leader | February 27, 2020

Two big players in the renewable energy space are calling it quits. Panasonic and Tesla ended their solar cell manufacturing partnership at Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, New York, this week. The companies initially formed a joint venture in 2016, agreeing that Panasonic would help pay for part of the solar production equipment at Tesla’s facility in Buffalo, Nikkei Asian Review reported. Gigafactory 2 started manufacturing solar panel components the following year. “Called the Solar Roof, the Tesla ...

Renewables Now | March 25, 2020

Nearly all of Hawaii’s utility-scale battery storage capacity is installed with onshore wind turbines or solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, allowing excess electricity from those generators to be stored and used later, according to a report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). As of January 2020, about 30% of Hawaii’s total generating capacity is solar or wind. The non-dispatchable nature of these technologies creates operational challenges for system operators. Pairing batteries wit...

Industry Updates

Greenworks | September 07, 2023

On September 6, 2023, Greenworks, a leader in battery technology for over two decades, announced, the launch plan for an innovative lineup of battery-powered transportation options, including an electric minibike, go-kart, three e-bikes, a UTV and a scooter. This comprehensive portfolio marks the first extensive range of e-transportation vehicles running on widely adopted lithium-ion battery platforms,...

Solar+Storage

prnewswire | May 26, 2023

Scout Clean Energy (Scout), a Colorado based renewable energy developer-owner-operator, and its joint venture partner Elawan Energy, a global operator in the renewable energy industry, today announced they have completed the sale of the 199-megawatt (MW) Persimmon Creek Wind Farm (Persimmon) in western Oklahoma to Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG). Michael Rucker, CEO and founder of Scout Clean Energy, said, "The Persimmon Creek Wind Farm has proven to be a reliable source of ren...