Irvine’s Intersect office campus going solar
The Irvine office campus Intersect is adding a mega-solar project atop its roofs and car canopies in addition to a battery array.
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VNEM lets renters in on rooftop solar – and California needs it most
VNEM incentivises builders to adopt rooftop solar and share the benefits – both financial and environmental – back to renters.
US solar dominates new build as developers widen search
Solar growth is spreading into new U.S. markets as developers tackle grid challenges and new demand pockets open up in central states.
A massive US solar panel maker just went all in on panel recycling
The newly announced solar panel recycling agreement between Qcells and SOLARCYCLE is a first-of-its-kind partnership between a large solar panel maker and an advanced solar recycler in the US.
3.7-MWh ESS system in California to provide emergency water backup
Energy Toolbase has completed commissioning on Ventura Energy’s five-site at critical water facilities throughout Ventura County, California.
The planet needs solar power. Can we build it without harming nature?
There are ways for solar developers to make installations less harmful and even beneficial for many species.
As states slash rooftop solar incentives, Puerto Rico extends them
After CA gutted how much households are paid for excess solar power, Puerto Rico preserves net metering for clean energy & resilience.
Solar and batteries go big in the desert
The Edwards Sanborn Solar & Energy Storage project incorporates the highest capacity solar farm in the US with the largest battery storage system in the world.
California could need up to 37 GW of long-duration storage by 2045 to retire gas resources
The CEC’s latest report takes a closer look at the role that long-duration energy storage can play in the CAISO system.
The US Space Force is catching space solar fever
Many hands have been trying to make space solar happen for many years, and now the US Space Force may be helicoptering in to lend a hand.