Chinese inverter and BESS makers stress compliance as US restrictions widen

Chinese inverter and electrical equipment manufacturers have adopted a largely cautious response to a series of U.S. restrictions introduced since July, with companies seeking to distinguish the immediate impact on existing business from the potentially greater consequences for future products…

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Aligned Climate Capital holds first close for $500 million distributed solar, storage fund

Asset manager Aligned Climate Capital has reached the initial closing of its seventh infrastructure vehicle, Aligned Solar Partners 7 (ASP7), targeting $500 million to acquire, finance, and operate middle-market distributed solar and energy storage assets nationwide. The capital raise arrives amidst a broader acceleration in…

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Texas Instruments introduces chip-level diagnostics to improve grid-scale battery cell safety

Stationary battery energy storage systems (BESS) have multiple vectors for technology improvements, and battery management systems may be set to make a step-change improvement. Standard battery management systems (BMS) monitor cells in a passive way, monitoring voltages and grading them…

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