Corn, millet and … rooftop solar? Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy
The Shi family is on the leading edge of a solar boom in China, which has long dominated global solar manufacturing.
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California is now a batteries-included rooftop solar market
About 60% of customers have included battery energy storage with their rooftop solar installation, up from roughly 10% prior.
Google signs Japan solar farm deals to power data centers
Google signed corporate PPA with CEC and Shizen Energy, marking the first time the company signed such contracts on Japanese soil.
California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days
In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California’s main grid for 69 of the past 75 days.
CAISO board approves $6.1B transmission plan, with focus on access to clean energy
CAISO expects its resources will be able to meet forecasted demand plus an 18.5% reserve margin for all summer months
US Department of Energy invests $71M in solar energy manufacturing projects
The US DOE unveiled a $71 million investment today, with $16 million allocated from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Smelting steel without fossil fuels: Solar power shatters the 1,000°C barrier for industrial heating
Swiss researchers have developed a solar energy method using synthetic quartz to achieve temperatures above 1,000°C for industrial processes
City of Arvin, California & Veolia North America break ground on innovative solar energy installation
Solar energy installation will decarbonize the city’s wastewater treatment plant and meet all its power needs
Solar was almost 100% of new electrical capacity added in the US in March
In March alone, solar accounted for 99.7% of capacity added, marking the seventh month in a row in which it provided more new US electrical generating capacity than any other energy source.
Israel to deploy 250 MW of floating solar, agrivoltaics
The Israeli authorities have proposed a plan to deploy 250 MW of floating solar & agrivoltaics through 4 PV plants in the Negev Desert.