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<p>EV manufacturer Rivian announced a partnership with battery recycler Redwood Materials to deploy second-life Rivian battery packs for on-site energy storage at Rivian&#8217;s EV manufacturing site in Normal, Illinois. &#8220;Electricity demand is accelerating faster than the grid can expand, posing a constraint on industrial growth,&#8221; said JB Straubel, Redwood Materials Founder and CEO. &#8220;At the same&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/second-life-ev-battery-packs-to-provide-energy-storage-to-rivian-car-factory-in-illinois/">Second-life EV battery packs to provide energy storage to Rivian car factory in Illinois</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Stegra has secured the financing needed to complete its flagship green-steel mill in northern Sweden. The company, formerly H2 Green Steel, said it landed 1.4 billion euros ($1.65 billion) in capital from a group of new and existing investors led by Sweden’s prominent Wallenberg family. The funding will enable…

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Rivian-and-Redwood-Materials-partnership.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Rivian is partnering with Redwood Materials, the battery company founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, to build a second-life battery energy storage system at its EV manufacturing plant in Normal, Illinois.</p> <p>The initial deployment will use more than 100 used Rivian battery packs stitched together into a 10 MWh system that can feed power back into the factory during peak demand.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/14/rivian-redwood-materials-energy-storage-partnership-illinois/#more-463450">more…</a>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/EV-charging-10-minutes-CATL-1.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>EV battery leader <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/catl/">CATL</a> will challenge BYD after securing a new partnership to develop fast-charging technology that will take less than 10 minutes.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/14/ev-charging-10-minutes-or-less/#more-463416">more…</a>

Informa Markets is launching the inaugural Battery Asset Management Summit, Canada (BAM Canada).

<p>Suniva announced it will open a second monocrystalline silicon solar cell manufacturing facility in the United States. The company has entered into agreements to set up a 4.5-GW facility in Laurens, South Carolina, with a projected opening in Q2 2027. The site will join Suniva&#8217;s existing 1-GW manufacturing site outside Atlanta to bring the company&#8217;s&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/suniva-to-open-second-solar-cell-manufacturing-facility-in-the-united-states/">Suniva to open second solar cell manufacturing facility in the United States</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>In its first quarter State of the Market report, solar and battery data platform Anza says that this year opened with general price stability for solar. But that calm surface... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/policy/anza-highlights-underlying-uncertainty-in-state-of-the-market-report/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Renewable energy-focused architecture firm MMPV Design has transitioned into a worker-owned cooperative. In this model, employees own and control the company, electing their peers to the board of directors and sharing... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/news/solar-architecture-firm-mmpv-design-converts-to-worker-owned-business-model/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Opterra Energy Services has completed a $33 million modernization project for the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District (YCJUSD) in California. In addition to upgrades to lighting systems and HVAC equipment, the school district also installed 3.1 MW of solar across 12 schools. “This project represents a major step forward for our district,” said Cathy Bogh,&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/california-school-district-installs-3-1-mw-of-solar-across-12-campuses/">California school district installs 3.1 MW of solar across 12 campuses</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

A medida que crece la necesidad de flexibilidad, los sistemas BESS suelen considerarse la solución principal. Sin embargo, el DSF puede prestar servicios similares en algunos mercados sin requerir grandes inversiones en infraestructura.

<p>Grid-edge energy company Span has launched XFRA, a distributed data center solution. Comprising a distributed network of compute nodes located in residential and small commercial spaces, XFRA enables both the immediate and future compute needs of hyperscalers, neoscalers and AI cloud providers. Initial launch partners include AI chip maker NVIDIA. This solution will launch with enterprise&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/your-house-could-loan-power-to-ai-data-centers-with-new-span-product/">Your house could loan power to AI data centers with new Span product</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Independent power producer Parliament Energy signed supply agreements with solar tracker manufacturer Ideematec to supply its Horizon L:TEC 1P trackers for three solar projects totaling 1.2 GWAC. The projects are part of Parliament Energy’s 2.1-GW portfolio. They will range from 285 MW to 505 MW, and will be built across Texas. Ideematec previously partnered with&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/parliament-energy-signs-tracker-supply-agreement-with-ideematec/">Parliament Energy signs 1.2-GW tracker supply agreement with Ideematec</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Instalación fotovoltaica de 25 kW en el Laboratorio de Agrobiología del Cabildo de La Palma, montada sobre una estructura coplanar de aluminio fijada a la cubierta inclinada de teja, con 72 módulos de 400 Wp y una inversión total de 30.489,30 euros.

El presupuesto total del contrato asciende a 2,74 millones de euros, y prevé la construcción de una planta fotovoltaica de 1 MWp sin vertido a la red pública.

Over 1.4GW/3.4GWh of grid-scale BESS came online in Europe, likely its best month ever, accounting for almost a fifth of global figures.

Científicos de Chile han conseguido una producción diaria de hidrógeno de aproximadamente 345 litros. El sistema alcanza un coste nivelado del hidrógeno de unos 5,8 dólares por kilogramo (aproximadamente 5,3 €/kg).

NGEN and Harmony Energy have made strides in deploying large-scale BESS projects in Germany, launching construction and securing pipeline financing respectively.

A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, focused on the evolving landscape of battery energy storage system (BESS) procurement.

El software permite calcular, tanto en tiempo real como mediante previsiones, la huella de carbono y la huella hídrica asociadas a la demanda eléctrica, incluyendo usos intensivos como los centros de datos.

Vietnam’s government will “amend policies” to support production of clean energy technologies, a minister has said at the opening of a battery energy storage system (BESS) factory.

El Consorcio para la Gestión de Residuos Urbanos de Osona ha adjudicado a Ferrovial Energía la construcción de una planta fotovoltaica de 1,7 MW para el autoconsumo del depósito controlado de residuos urbanos de Orís, por 1,42 millones de euros.

El presupuesto total de los contratos es de 459.783 y 481.081 euros, respectivamente. Las empresas interesadas pueden presentar sus ofertas hasta el 30 de abril. El plazo de ejecución de las obras es de tres meses.

The historic criminal trial of two former FirstEnergy executives ended with a deadlocked jury and mistrial . Now, they’re set to stand trial for a second time on the same state criminal charges related to Ohio’s House Bill 6 utility corruption scandal. It’s the latest twist in the largest corruption scandal in state…

Vermont’s first neighborhood-scale geothermal project is expected to break ground this summer as part of an affordable housing development, providing what developers hope is a blueprint for cost-effective, all-electric new construction in the Green Mountain State and beyond. “We are decarbonizing and providing the…

During 2025, the U.S. electric power sector retired 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, the least since 2010. At the beginning of 2025, coal plant operators had planned to retire 8.5 GW of capacity; however, 4.8 GW of planned retirements were delayed to a future year, and the operators of two coal plants (1.1 GW) cancelled plans to retire. In addition, the operators of 1.2 GW of capacity planned for retirement in 2027 cancelled their closure plans, and a facility slated to retire in 2026 has delayed its closure until 2029.