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Georgia launches free rooftop solar and EPA now wants to steal its grant money

Georgia BRIGHT, a statewide initiative to deliver affordable solar, kicked off its “No-Cost Solar Plan” in Atlanta yesterday, giving qualified homeowners a shot at roughly 400 fully prepaid rooftop-solar systems with zero upfront or maintenance costs. However, Georgia Bright’s No-Cost Solar Plan may lose its $156 million in grant money if the EPA steals back the Solar for All program’s entire $7 billion, which funded it. Read more…

Amprius ships SiCore battery cells to drone customers from US pilot line


Amprius Technologies, which is developing lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, has delivered SiCore battery cells to multiple drone and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) customers from its Fremont, California pilot line. The deliveries include the supply of 450 Wh/kg high-energy cells to Airbus subsidiary AALTO and balanced energy-and-power cells to drone manufacturers supporting tactical… Read more…