Solar Industry News
Bridging the solar energy gap through federal assistance programs
A new technical report and other resources developed by the NREL aim to help state and local organizations address the PV access gap.
Compton church adds resiliency with rooftop solar + storage
Watts-Willowbrook Church of Christ celebrated the commissioning of a new 12-kW rooftop solar and upcoming battery storage installation.
Pope launches project to get Vatican to run solely on solar power
The Vatican has been seeking to drastically reduce its environmental impact by adopting more renewable energy sources
From planting trees to cruising in an EV, combating climate change is an American duty
If every American participates, we will turn around the economy, our neighbors’ lives and the fate of the planet.
The Pentagon’s plan to go solar: another chapter in a great American success story
Low-cost, clean power, resilience and energy security are all part of the great American success story that is solar energy.
California Energy Commission awards clean energy loan to Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians in California in Lake County to build solar photovoltaic project
The first recipient of the expanded Energy Conservation Assistance Act program is the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California.
New research shows that solar-powered ‘resilience hubs’ in California could generate up to 8GW of power
New study in the journal Risk Analysis finds that strategically placing resilience hubs in CA could generate up to 8GW of solar energy
Renewables surpass 30% of U.S. electrical generation for the first time
In April alone, electrical generation by renewables grew by 13.5% compared to April 2023 and reached 31.0% of the U.S. total
New light-harvesting system could revolutionize solar energy, researchers claim
Researchers in Germany have developed a groundbreaking new light-harvesting system that could drive a huge leap in solar cell efficiency
California is showing how a big state can power itself without fossil fuels
For part of almost every day this spring, California produced more electricity than it needed from renewable sources.
More than $7 million to bolster clean domestic manufacturing in USA & support small-and medium-sized businesses
US DOE announced more than $7.3M from the IAC Implementation Grants program for 37 small- and medium-sized manufacturers across the country
First of 140 solar roofs gets installed in South L.A.
South L.A. Ecolab is a $35M initiative that aims to transform a 4-square-mile area of South LA into a model of sustainability
California’s grid passed the reliability test this heat wave. It’s all about giant batteries
California’s power grid remained largely unscathed by a nearly 3-week record-setting heat wave thanks to renewable energy and giant batteries
World’s largest green energy project to send Australian solar power underwater to Singapore
The 12,000-hectare solar installation is expected to generate 17-20 GW (at peak times) and a minimum of 10 GW from its expanse of PV arrays.
The mystery of this vertical solar panel: it generates more energy, but experts don’t understand it
This vertical solar panel could be the answer to the prayers of an industry desperately seeking new ways to exploit solar energy.
Smart agrivoltaics policy allows us to harvest the sun while preserving American farmland
Agrivoltaics help preserve & improve prime agricultural land while providing farmers with additional income.
China building two-thirds of world’s wind and solar projects
The amount of wind and solar power under construction in China is now nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined.
A new concept in floating solar trackers
Soltec launched a new floating tracker, dubbed Flotus, designed for inland water bodies such as reservoirs and ponds.
Tesla’s California virtual power plant delivers 100 MW to help the grid
Tesla’s virtual power plant (VPP) in California delivered 100 MW of power to help the grid not use gas peaker plants yesterday.
Check out Michael Phelps’ massive home solar + battery system
Olympic Champion and Team Panasonic Brand Ambassador Michael Phelps embraces solar at home with Panasonic EVERVOLT Total Home System.
Peaches, grapes, & the agrivoltaic farm of the future
Bifacial solar panels and other crop-friendly technologies are expanding the field of opportunities for agrivoltaic development.