Solar Industry News
Hexagonal solar panel that works at night: the mirror that will illuminate the Earth from the outside
Now, in Scotland, the development of a hexagonal solar panel that could work even at night has just been announced.
US startup claims doubled energy per acre with terrain-following solar array
Planted Solar uses construction robots and high-density arrays to deliver higher energy outputs, lower balance of system costs
Modular solar solution helps mining operation shift to renewables
The solar project is part of the larger 46.6MW Jundee mine hybrid renewable energy power project, expected to provide about 56% of the mine site’s energy requirements.
Utility-scale may make all the news, but DG solar is incredibly important
With supply chain constraints easing and system costs decreasing, the commercial solar segment increased by 19% over the prior year.
Volkswagen looks to brighten up electric car sales with solar panels
Volkswagen is aiming to increase its appeal to EV customers by offering them the chance of taking a solar panel deal to cut the cost of recharging.
Coming soon to a lake near you: Floating solar panels
For developing countries, floatovoltaics could be especially powerful as a means of generating clean electricity.
As Earth warms, California gets federal funding to train climate-ready workforce
California is selected to receive $60M in federal funding as part of a significant effort to build a nationwide climate-ready workforce.
CAISO board approves ‘transformational’ grid interconnection reforms
CAISO board approved a proposal to revamp the grid operator’s interconnection process, aiming to clear out a massive queue.
The solar energy gloves finally come flying off
The US power landscape is about to be shaken up to the tune of 4.5GW worth of new solar energy generation & storage projects over the next 5yrs
Opinion: America finally has momentum in the push for cleaner energy. We must not go backwards.
America is now doing something to address climate change. It finally has the policies in place to both improve the environment and economy.
A Western US energy market would boost clean energy. Will it happen?
California plays an important role both as a buyer and a supplier of clean power. It has more solar power than any state besides Texas
Startup plans to build next-generation US solar factory in two years
Swift Solar is betting on cells that use perovskite, a material that can improve efficiency — but also has yet to be proven at scale.
1,000 times more powerful than solar panels: This ceramics breaks the laws of physics
A team of scientists at ETH Zurich has come up with a new photovoltaic ceramic known to transform the solar energy market.
Watch the world’s tiniest solar-powered robot take flight
Researchers hope the palm-size solar-powered robot will help monitor remote disasters and link telecommunications systems
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.