Solar Industry News
Energy storage boosts community solar adoption nationwide
A helpful driver for even more community solar to get adopted nationwide might be just adding energy storage.
California solar + storage project secures $1.1 billion in financing
Arevon Energy has secured $1.1 billion in aggregate financing commitments for its Eland 2 Solar + Storage Project in Kern County, California.
India wants to hook its population onto clean energy by boosting rooftop solar
India is renewing its push to add rooftop solar to meet the needs of a fast-growing nation that's hungry for energy.
Europe set for 50 TWh solar power boom in 2024
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy in Europe projected to spike by 50 TWh in 2024, surpassing other generation sources.
Rep. Schiff introduces renewable roadsides act to harness solar energy along federal highways
Rep. Schiff introduced the Renewable Roadsides Act, which aims to start the process of transforming landscapes alongside federal highways.
Solar farms are suitable for raising sheep, according to one Oregon university
Researchers at Oregon State University tracked sheep grazing at an Agrivoltaic solar farm. It can be the ideal setup for sheep producers.
Los Angeles public-private partnership aims to advance industrial solar
Feed-in Tariff program has 155 projects with a combined capacity of 105.2MW in service as of Dec. 2023, according to the program dashboard.
Startup develops breakthrough solar cells that can make energy indoors
Bifacial solar cells technology soaks up shaded sunlight and artificial light from lamps to produce its own trickle of renewable power.
California plans to add nearly 60 GW of renewables, storage by 2035
California regulators approved a plan to add nearly 60 GW of new renewable energy and energy storage resources by 2035.
Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new US electric-generating capacity in 2024
Developers and power plant owners plan to add 62.8 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity in 2024.
Fremont is the first city in the nation to receive coveted designation
Fremont achieved a SolSmart designation for their solar energy leadership and is the first to achieve the new Platinum level.
Changi starts work on country’s largest solar photovoltaic system
CAG has commenced work on installing solar panels, and once completed, it will become Singapore’s largest single-site solar PV system.
Solar balconies are booming in Germany and you can plug in and install them yourself
Data acquired by Euronews claims that 400,000 German households have already connected their verandas and balconies to solar panels.
Making solar affordable: This $7B US investment expands solar for all
New grants for Solar for All programs aim to install solar panels and boost community solar access for over 900,000 low- and middle-income residents nationwide.
This solar giant is moving manufacturing back to the US
After decades of mostly manufacturing in Asia, Canadian Solar is pivoting back to the US as it sees a real chance for solar industry revival.
Long Beach celebrates Earth Day with new solar canopies at airport
Long Beach Airport’s new solar canopies are poised to generate renewable energy that will meet approximately 70% of LGB’s electrical demand
California’s grid keeps setting new clean energy records
CA is being powered by more clean energy than ever before, breaking records & accelerating our progress towards a 100% clean electric grid.
Three-decker, solar and battery powered yacht hits the water in Italy
Silent Yachts launched the first Silent 62 3-Deck yacht, outfitted with 17 kWp of SunPower X400+ rigid glass solar modules and a newly enhanced 350 kWh LiFePO4 battery storage system
SEIA and US solar leaders call on Congress to ‘support legislation’ to ease solar permitting and transmission
The US SEIA has sent a letter to the US Congress calling on the body to accelerate legislative reform for solar projects in the US.
Officials greenlight massive billion-dollar solar farm project that will be largest of its kind
The Oak Run Solar Project on 6,000 acres in Madison County will be able to serve the grid with enough electricity to power 170,000 homes.
Spanish installer tests vertical rooftop PV array based on conventional panels
Sud Renovables has installed a pilot vertical rooftop PV system on one of its facilities in Barcelona, Spain.