California bill would undo rules making it hard for schools to go solar
State regulators slashed solar programs that school districts rely on to cut energy bills and finance sustainability projects. A new bill could fix that.
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How Amazon is harnessing solar energy, batteries, and AI to help decarbonize the grid
Artificial Intelligence is helping solar-plus-storage projects provide power even when the sun isn’t shining.
Space, the new frontier of photovoltaics
Space-based solar panels are lighter and multi-junction that extracts more energy in the same amount of exposed surface area.
Renewables are meeting 95% of Portugal’s electricity needs
Portugal generated an ‘historic’ 95 per cent of its electricity from renewables in April, according to the network operator REN.
An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station
The off-grid solar tracker EV charger is quicker and less expensive to install than traditional grid-connected stations and avoids costly utility demand charges since there’s no need for infrastructure.
New rules to overhaul electric grids could boost wind and solar power
The FERC approved the biggest changes in more than a decade to the way U.S. power lines are planned and funded.
US surpasses 5 million solar installations
The US has officially exceeded 5M solar installations, marking another milestone just 8yrs after the nation reached 1M installations in 2016.
California farmers are low on water. Why not help them go solar?
Let’s make it easier and cheaper for farmers with dwindling water supplies to convert their lands to solar energy generation.
PG&E announces 6 new remote microgrids coming in 2024
PG&E is using remote microgrids to eliminate overhead distribution lines in high fire threat areas, reducing wildfire risks.
Sustainability at sea: Sunreef is integrating recycled plastic bottles into solar electric yachts
Sunreef shared a new sustainability strategy and is now integrating recycled PET bottles into its solar electric yacht production process.