Energy storage boosts community solar adoption nationwide
A helpful driver for even more community solar to get adopted nationwide might be just adding energy storage.
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California solar + storage project secures $1.1 billion in financing
Arevon Energy has secured $1.1 billion in aggregate financing commitments for its Eland 2 Solar + Storage Project in Kern County, California.
India wants to hook its population onto clean energy by boosting rooftop solar
India is renewing its push to add rooftop solar to meet the needs of a fast-growing nation that’s hungry for energy.
Europe set for 50 TWh solar power boom in 2024
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy in Europe projected to spike by 50 TWh in 2024, surpassing other generation sources.
Rep. Schiff introduces renewable roadsides act to harness solar energy along federal highways
Rep. Schiff introduced the Renewable Roadsides Act, which aims to start the process of transforming landscapes alongside federal highways.
Solar farms are suitable for raising sheep, according to one Oregon university
Researchers at Oregon State University tracked sheep grazing at an Agrivoltaic solar farm. It can be the ideal setup for sheep producers.
Los Angeles public-private partnership aims to advance industrial solar
Feed-in Tariff program has 155 projects with a combined capacity of 105.2MW in service as of Dec. 2023, according to the program dashboard.
Startup develops breakthrough solar cells that can make energy indoors
Bifacial solar cells technology soaks up shaded sunlight and artificial light from lamps to produce its own trickle of renewable power.
California plans to add nearly 60 GW of renewables, storage by 2035
California regulators approved a plan to add nearly 60 GW of new renewable energy and energy storage resources by 2035.
Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new US electric-generating capacity in 2024
Developers and power plant owners plan to add 62.8 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity in 2024.