Solar Industry News
California bill would undo rules making it hard for schools to go solar
State regulators slashed solar programs that school districts rely on to cut energy bills and finance sustainability projects. A new bill could fix that.
How Amazon is harnessing solar energy, batteries, and AI to help decarbonize the grid
Artificial Intelligence is helping solar-plus-storage projects provide power even when the sun isn’t shining.
Space, the new frontier of photovoltaics
Space-based solar panels are lighter and multi-junction that extracts more energy in the same amount of exposed surface area.
Renewables are meeting 95% of Portugal’s electricity needs
Portugal generated an ‘historic’ 95 per cent of its electricity from renewables in April, according to the network operator REN.
An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station
The off-grid solar tracker EV charger is quicker and less expensive to install than traditional grid-connected stations and avoids costly utility demand charges since there’s no need for infrastructure.
New rules to overhaul electric grids could boost wind and solar power
The FERC approved the biggest changes in more than a decade to the way U.S. power lines are planned and funded.
US surpasses 5 million solar installations
The US has officially exceeded 5M solar installations, marking another milestone just 8yrs after the nation reached 1M installations in 2016.
California farmers are low on water. Why not help them go solar?
Let’s make it easier and cheaper for farmers with dwindling water supplies to convert their lands to solar energy generation.
PG&E announces 6 new remote microgrids coming in 2024
PG&E is using remote microgrids to eliminate overhead distribution lines in high fire threat areas, reducing wildfire risks.
Sustainability at sea: Sunreef is integrating recycled plastic bottles into solar electric yachts
Sunreef shared a new sustainability strategy and is now integrating recycled PET bottles into its solar electric yacht production process.
Napa to consider floating solar panels at NapaSan plant
A solar project come to Napa County — floating panels on 56 acres of Napa Sanitation District ponds and two miles of new transmission lines.
Largest VPP in USA supports California’s grid with 16,200 home solar-plus-storage systems
Sunrun has networked more than 16,200 customers’ solar+storage systems to support California’s electrical grid during the hot summer months.
French startup unveils ‘low-carbon’ anodized aluminum solar carport
KparK Énergies has developed a solar carport with an anodized aluminum structure equipped with 425 W bifacial, double-glass panels
Google invests in Taiwanese solar developer New Green Power
Google has made a capital investment in New Green Power in a deal that grants the US company the rights to procure up to 300MW of solar assets
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