Rethink Energy 192: Origami Solar's steel module frame reshoring, Archer Aviation's air taxi eVTOL, Saudi battery fleet

Published: July 19, 2024, 1:25 p.m.

In this week's episode , the Rethink Energy team discusses:

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  • Oregon-based startup Origami Solar's plan to manufacture steel solar module frames for the US market - and how that matches up to aluminum.
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  • Archer Aviations' electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are to be used as air taxis alongside Southwest Airlines' operations at Californian airports - but finding a profit margin may be tough.
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  • Chile and Saudi Arabia have announced monumental battery energy storage fleets - with Saudi's coming alongside a spate of Chinese solar panel and wind turbine factory announcements in the country.\n
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