Floridians for Solar Choice Renews Ballot Initiative with $420,000 Contribution Floridians for Solar Choice (FSC) Chairman Tory Perfetti reported a $420,000 contribution in December 2021, kicking off a bid to change the Florida Constitution in order to protect the right of Floridians to utilize the sun to generate, collect, and sell solar power. Floridians for Solar Choice is organizing a massive statewide effort to collect the required petitions to get the initiative on the ballot. The language has already passed the Florida Supreme Court’s review. | PV Markley Group Signs PPA for Electricity from Community Solar Projects in Massachusetts Markley Group, a provider of mission-critical data center facilities, cloud computing, and network services, has entered a community solar power purchase agreement (PPA) advised by Atlas Retail Energy, with Borrego, a leading developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale renewable energy projects throughout the United States. Through this PPA, Markley will purchase half of the power from 80 megawatts (MW) of community solar projects in the Eversource utility territory Borrego developed. | Sharp Expands Half-Cut Cell Portfolio with 410W and 400W M10 PV Panels Germany Olympiastadion Berlin to generate solar power from its own roof Ubiquitous Energy Closes $30 Million Series B Funding Round Japan Sonnedix starts commercial operation on 41.6 MW PV plant, in Japan Exus Management Partners completes and connects Portuguese solar plant Interviews The solar sector according to Maxeon: An interview with Mark Babcock, Chief Revenue Officer, Maxeon Solar Technologies As an international manufacturer and retailer of leading solar modules in over 100 countries worldwide, Maxeon Solar Technologies was an important participant at the Intersolar Conference in October 2021. REM talked to the company’s Chief Revenue Officer, Mark Babcock, to obtain an overview of the current landscape in the solar industry, in addition to the company’s priorities for 2022 onwards, the partnership with Enphase, the roll-out of Maxeon’s Air solar panels across Europe and a number of other interesting matters. | Storage Energy Storage Could Support the Grid Every Hour of the Day, All Year Long Agenda Solar Energy Future MENA 2022 Solar Energy Future Europe 2022 |