Groundbreaking new solar panels can generate electricity in the dark
Scientists at Stanford University created a solar panel that works in the dark and discovered how to modify installed solar panels to generate power at night.
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California town to get solar-powered EV charging stations
Carlsbad, California will install five solar-powered, covered EV charging stations under a proposed agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy.
As solar power booms in the US, a key part of its history lies at Unity College
Displayed on a pedestal on the campus of Unity College is a solar panel that Jimmy Carter installed on the White House on June 20, 1979.
How states are reimagining power grids to take advantage of wind and solar
States are turning to transmission lines, substations, and transformers to get electricity from wind farms and solar plants into homes and businesses.
Construction begins on 3GW transmission line between Arizona and California
A 500kV, 125-mile transmission line between CA and AZ broke ground to give over 3GW of renewable energy capacity to the US Desert SW region.
As solar + storage ready becomes a title 24 mandate, smart technology helps flatten the complexity curve
With the new Title 24 solar + storage mandate for 2023, new technologies are helping to simplify the learning curve of implementation.
CPUC proposal would order an additional 4 GW of clean energy resources to bolster grid reliability
The CPUC is considering asking electricity providers in the state to procure 4GW of new capacity to ensure grid reliability.
How Ivy Energy is influencing policy and bringing affordable clean energy to Californians
Ivy Energy’s Virtual Grid uses smart grid logic and proprietary algorithms to distribute solar energy between multiple units accurately.
All you need to know about solar panels in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the nation’s leading city for installed solar capacity. Solar energy is the city’s most abundant renewable power source.
This solar + storage project could be a US grid game changer
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a utility-scale solar storage project that can provide power to both AC and DC high-voltage lines